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. 2021 Feb 1:11:622476.
doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.622476. eCollection 2020.

Neck Circumference Is Associated With Poor Outcome in Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Yujian Li  1 , Huiqing Zhou  2 , Xiang Yang  1 , Jun Zheng  1 , Fan Zhang  1 , Mangmang Xu  3 , Hao Li  1
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Neck Circumference Is Associated With Poor Outcome in Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Yujian Li et al. Front Neurol. .

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to assess the association between neck circumference (NC) and functional outcome in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients. Methods: We prospectively analyzed data from ICH patients who received treatment at our institution from January 2018 to November 2019. Patients were categorized into two groups according to 180-day modified Rankin scale (MRS) scores. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess whether NC was associated with poor outcome in ICH patients. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the significance of NC in predicting the functional outcome of ICH patients. Results: A total of 312 patients were enrolled in our study. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that NC was an independent predictor of poor 180-day functional outcome [odds ratio (OR) = 1.205, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.075-1.350, p = 0.001]. ROC analysis revealed that NC could predict poor functional outcome at 6 months. Conclusions: NC is an independent predictor of unfavorable functional outcome at 6 months in ICH patients.

Keywords: intracerebal hemorrhage; neck circumference; obesity; predictor; prognosis.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Schematic diagram of the measurement method of NC.
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Flowchart of study enrolment.
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Receiver operating characteristic curve for the predictive value of NC for functional outcome in ICH patients at 6 months.
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