Journal of Korean Society of Geriatric Neurosurgery 2014;10(2):181-184.
Published online December 30, 2014.
Epidemiological Factors According to the Age in Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Hyung Jun Kim , Jae Hoon Kim , Duk Ryung Kim , Byung Gwan Moon, Hee In Kang , Joo Seung Kim
Department of Neurosurgery, Eulji Hospital, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Abstract
Objective
The aim of this study is to analyze the epidemiological factors in hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients and to determine the difference of the epidemiological factors according to the age.
Methods
We retrospectively investigated the difference between age groups (> 60-year-old or ≤60) and epidemiological factors in ICH onset in 664 patients over a 10-year period (January 2000 to December 2009) in Seoul, South Korea. The epidemiological factors included sex, the location of ICH, the history of hypertension and diabetes, and season, time, and location of ICH onset. We used the chi-square and Student t-test. The value of p<0.05 was considered significant.
Results
The study population is comprised of 359 males (54.1%) and 305 females (45.9%). The mean age was 62.1±13.2 years old. Hypertensive ICH in the senior demographic was more frequently seen to occur in females, during the spring and winter seasons, the specific location of ICH(thalamus, subcortex, and cerebellum), and outdoor location of ICH onset (p=0.000, 0.025, 0.000, 0.030, respectively).
Conclusion
These findings suggest that the occurrence of hypertensive ICH shows different epidemiological features according to the age. Also, this data could be utilized for the establishment of geriatric health policies as a basic source.
Key Words: AgeㆍEpidemiological factorㆍHypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage


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