An observational study of the association between microalbuminuria and increased N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage

Table 2 Relationship between neurological outcome and the selected variables

Variables	Favorable outcome	Unfavorable outcome	p
ACR (mg/g) on admission	64.7 (22.5, 119.3)	222.8 (58.1, 556.6)	<0.01
Highest ACR (mg/g)	113.3 (32.7, 220.7)	497.5 (239.6, 1091.7)	<0.01
VMACR (mg/g) on admission	5.2 (3.5, 7.8)	9.1 (5.7, 12.2)	<0.01
Highest VMACR (mg/g)	5.6 (4.1, 8.1)	10.9 (8.2, 15.3)	<0.01
Highest C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	3.4 (1.7, 6.8)	6.9 (1.8, 13.8)	0.02
Highest serum creatinine (mg/g)	0.7 (0.6, 0.8)	0.7 (0.5, 0.9)	0.74
Lowest P_aO₂/F_IO₂ ratio	312 (287, 380)	325 (192, 369)	0.24
Highest troponin I (ng/mL)	0.0 (0.0, 0.0)	0.1 (0.0, 0.6)	0.03
NT-pro- BNP on admission (pg/mL)	220 (117, 508)	542 (172, 1732)	0.03
Highest NT-pro-BNP (pg/mL)	703 (238, 1216)	1509 (759, 3438)	<0.01
GCS score on admission	15 (13, 15)	10 (7, 14)	<0.01
Lowest GCS score	13 (13, 14)	8 (4, 10)	<0.01
Highest SIRS score	2 (1, 2)	2 (2, 3)	<0.01
Hydrocephalus (n)	13 (8.1)	12 (50.0)	0.25
Delayed cerebral ischemia (n)	9 (24.3)	12 (50.0)	0.04
Lung edema (n)	7 (18.9)	9 (37.5)	0.11
Ventilation days	0 (0, 1)	5 (1, 15)	<0.01
Intensive care unit days	14 (12,16)	16 (12, 21)	0.10
Hospital days	40 (24, 53)	53 (25, 74)	0.29

Values are median (interquartile range) or number. Favorable outcome (Glasgow Outcome Scale: moderate disability and good recovery) and unfavorable outcome (Glasgow Outcome Scale: death, persistent vegetative state, and severe disability)
ACR urinary microalbumin/creatinine ratio, VMACR urinary vanillylmandelic acid/creatinine ratio, NT-pro-BNP N-terminal pro-Brain natriuremic peptide, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, SIRS systemic inflammatory response syndrome

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