Table 3

Association of APOE with ICH locations

Non-lobar ICH
(n=395)
Lobar ICH
(n=138)
UnivariateMultivariate (age adjusted)
OR (95% CI)P valueOR (95% CI)P value
APOE, N (%)
APOE ε2 dominant
 Any allele61 (15.4)28 (20.3)1.394 (0.848 to 2.290)0.1901.438 (0.855 to 2.417)0.171
APOE ε2 additive
 1 allele59 (14.9)26 (18.8)1.338 (0.804 to 2.226)0.3061.384 (0.813 to 2.356)0.303
 2 alleles2 (0.5)2 (1.4)3.036 (0.423 to 21.811)3.062 (0.364 to 25.726)
APOE ε4 dominant
 Any allele57 (14.4)32 (23.2)1.790 (1.102 to 2.907)0.0191.894 (1.138 to 3.154)0.014
APOE ε4 additive
 1 allele55 (13.9)26 (18.8)1.507 (0.901 to 2.523)0.0091.551 (0.903 to 2.664)0.004
 2 alleles2 (0.5)6 (4.3)9.566 (1.902 to 48.102)14.368 (2.557 to 80.717)
APOE ε2/ε43 (0.8)6 (4.3)5.939 (1.465 to 24.082)0.0136.098 (1.414 to 26.293)0.015
  • ICH, intracerebral haemorrhage; APOE, apolipoprotein E.