Research Article

Prestroke Metformin Use on the 1-Year Prognosis of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and clinical information of those included ICH patientsa.

ICH

730
Sex-male, (%)421 (57.7)
Age, median (IQR), years65 (56-72)
 < 4015 (2.1)
 40-60244 (33.4)
 > 60471 (64.5)
Race-Chinese Han708 (97.0)
Marital status-married699 (95.8)
Education status-college and more44 (6.0)
Patients with time from symptom onset to hospital arrival within 2 h118 (16.2)
Transported to hospital by EMS132 (18.1)
Smoking144 (19.7)
Drinking132 (18.1)
BMI, kg/m223.66 (22.01-25.53)
Systolic pressure, mmHg159 (140-175)
Diastolic pressure, mmHg90 (80-103)
Duration of diabetes, median (IQR), years12 (7-18)
Comorbidities
Hypertension651 (89.2)
Dyslipidemia126 (17.3)
Atrial fibrillation29 (4.0)
Coronary heart disease31 (4.2)
Coagulopathy18 (2.5)
Hyperhomocysteinemia41 (5.6)
A history of stroke31 (4.2)
TIA11 (1.5)
Laboratory serum testing
 GLU, mmol/l8.35 (6.54-10.75)
 TG, mmol/l1.37 (0.97-1.96)
 TC, mmol/l4.47 (3.80-5.22)
 LDL, mmol/l2.57 (1.98-3.38)
 HDL, mmol/l1.12 (0.95-1.41)
 HCY, umol/l12.5 (10.4-16.9)
 CRP, mg/l5.8 (1.9-11.9)
Severity at admission
 GCS12 (8-16)
 mRS3 (1-4)
 ICH volume, ml11.8 (6.5-26.7)
Prestroke treatment
 Antihypertensive treatment505 (69.2)
 Antiplatelet agents101 (13.8)
 Statins106 (14.5)
 Insulin therapy322 (44.1)
 Metformin treatment281 (38.6)
Length of stay, days13 (8-21)
Hospitalization costs/patient, CNY17253 (9802-39943)
Payment style-no medical insurance61 (8.4)

Abbreviation: ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; mRS: Modified Rankin Scale; EMS: emergency medical service; CNY: China Yuan; IQR: interquartile ranges; TIA: transient ischemic attack. aThe continuous variables are presented as median with interquartile ranges (IQRs) and categorical variables as frequency and percentage (95% CI).