Prestroke physical activity is associated with admission haematoma volume and the clinical outcome of intracerebral haemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prestroke physical activity (PA) has been linked to improved outcomes after intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), but its association with ICH volume is unknown. We aimed to investigate associations of prestroke PA with location-specific haematoma volume and the clinical outcome of ICH.

Methods

All patients with primary ICH, admitted to three hospitals between 2014 and 2019, were included. Patients performing light PA ≥4 hour/week the year before stroke were considered physically active. Haematoma volumes were assessed from admission brain imaging. Adjusted associations were estimated using multivariate linear and logistic regression models. Haematoma volume was explored as mediator to the relationship between prestroke PA and mild stroke severity (0-4 points on the Na

SUBMITTER: Viktorisson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10800276 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature