Cholesterol as a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage risk factor

The aim of a study was to evaluate the association between ICH (Intracerebral hemorrhage) and cholesterol level as well as to find out the risk of total cholesterol (TC), Triglyceride (TG), High-density lipoprotein (HDL), and Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) for the disease. This was a case-control retrospective study with 60 cases and 60 controls. The study place was in the Neurosurgery department of Sylhet Women's Medical College Hospital and the study period was 2 years (from January 2020 to December 2021). The mean age ±SD of the cases was 57.08±9.47 years and the highest number of participants was in the 51-60 year group. The commonest location of ICH was deep (67.0%) followed by intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) (28.3%) and lobar (5.0%). The means of TC (p=0.0004), TG (p=0.00013), and LDL (p<0.00001) were significantly lower than those of the control group. The mean HDL (36.48) of cases was significantly (p=0.00003) higher than the mean HDL (28.9) of controls. TC participants had 52.0% less risk to develop ICH. Raised TG had 46.0% and raised LDL had a 52.0% lower risk of ICH ¹⁾

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