Table 1

Characteristics of patients with primary ICH

Overall
(n=686)
Physical activity
<4 hour/week (n=387)
Physical activity
≥4 hour/week (n=235)
P valueMissing
Age, mean (SD)73 (14)77 (13)69 (14)<0.0010
Female, n (%)320 (47)208 (54)86 (37)<0.0010
Born in Sweden, n (%)542 (79)302 (78)191 (81)0.3340
Education>12 years, n (%)141 (21)62 (16)65 (29)<0.00113
Low income, n (%)222 (32)148 (38)54 (23)<0.0013
ADL independent, n (%)482 (76)216 (61)215 (95)<0.00155
Living alone, n (%)311 (47)212 (57)88 (38)<0.00130
Smoking, n (%)97 (14)61 (16)27 (12)0.1380
Alcohol use disorder, n (%)85 (12)57 (15)26 (11)0.1930
Comorbidities, n (%)
 Hypertension497 (72)293 (76)163 (69)0.0830
 Hyperlipidaemia73 (11)48 (12)21 (9)0.1820
 Prior stroke or TIA155 (23)106 (27)37 (16)<0.0010
 Atrial fibrillation165 (24)122 (32)36 (15)<0.0010
 Diabetes mellitus106 (16)80 (21)23 (10)<0.0010
 Cardiac disease52 (8)37 (10)15 (6)0.1650
 Heart failure61 (9)48 (12)13 (6)0.0050
 Dementia29 (4)23 (6)5 (2)0.0260
 Cancer60 (9)38 (10)19 (8)0.4670
Prestroke medications, n (%)
 Lipid-lowering drugs173 (25)102 (26)55 (23)0.4110
 Antiplatelet drugs128 (19)81 (21)37 (16)0.1100
 Antihypertensive drugs431 (63)288 (74)112 (48)<0.0010
 NOACs63 (9)44 (11)15 (6)0.0400
 Warfarin88 (13)65 (17)19 (8)0.0020
Admission evaluations, mean (SD)
 Sodium (mEq/L)140 (5)140 (6)139 (3)0.10629
 Potassium (mEq/L)4.1 (0.5)4.1 (0.5)4.1 (0.5)0.37232
 INR1.3 (0.7)1.3 (0.8)1.2 (0.5)<0.0011
 Systolic BP (mm Hg)167 (29)169 (30)165 (28)0.15636
 Diastolic BP (mm Hg)90 (17)92 (18)89 (16)0.08543
Interventions, n (%)
 Reversal of anticoagulation119 (17)84 (22)28 (12)0.0020
 Neurosurgery39 (6)19 (5)18 (7)0.2290
  • Percent (%) reported from valid numbers.

  • ADL, activities of daily living; BP, blood pressure; ICH, intracerebral haemorrhage; INR, International Normalised Ratio; NOAC, non-vitamin k oral anticoagulants; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.