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Table 2 Univariate analysis

From: Predictive value of EEG-awakening for behavioral awakening from coma

Characteristic

Awakening (n = 48)

Non-awakening (n = 58)

p value

Age

52.06 ± 22.05

49.88 ± 20.27

0.597

Gender

0.665

 Male

33

43

 

 Female

15

15

 

Time from coma onset to EEG record, days, (median, IQR)

7 (4–16)

8 (4–20)

0.593

Pupillary light reflex

0.086

 Present

45

48

 

 Absent

3

10

 

Etiology

0.149

 Anoxia

4

10

 

 Trauma

8

5

 

 Encephalitis

8

17

 

 Stroke

28

23

 

 Poisoning

1

2

 

GCS score, mean ± SD

6.29 ± 1.53

4.79 ± 1.34

<0.0001

EEG-R

<0.0001

 Present

41

15

 

 Absent

7

43

 

Sleep spindles

<0.0001

 Present

41

18

 

 Absent

7

40

 

EEG-awakening

<0.0001

 Yes

40

9

 

 No

8

49

 
  1. CPC Glasgow–Pittsburgh cerebral performance categories, SD standard deviation, GCS Glasgow coma scale, EEG electroencephalogram, EEG-R electroencephalogram reactivity