Sex-related differences in primary intracerebral hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little information is available about sex-related differences in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). This is a prospective observational study to describe the sex differences in demographics, vascular risk factors, stroke care, and outcomes in primary ICH.

Methods

BasicMar is a hospital-based registry of all stroke patients admitted to a single public hospital that covers a population of 330,000. From 2005 to 2015, there were 515 consecutive acute primary ICH patients. Outcome data were obtained at 3 months.

Results

More men than women had ICH (52.4% vs 47.6%); the women were older and had worse previous functional status than men, who were more likely to drink alcohol and smoke and to have ischemic heart disease and peripheral arterial disease. There were no se

SUBMITTER: Roquer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4955279 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature