AUTHOR=Li Yujian , Zhou Huiqing , Yang Xiang , Zheng Jun , Zhang Fan , Xu Mangmang , Li Hao 

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

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.622476

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2020.622476

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objective:</bold> This study aimed to assess the association between neck circumference (NC) and functional outcome in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> 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.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> 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, <italic>p</italic> = 0.001]. ROC analysis revealed that NC could predict poor functional outcome at 6 months.</p><p><bold>Conclusions:</bold> NC is an independent predictor of unfavorable functional outcome at 6 months in ICH patients.</p>