Abstract:To explore the correlation between glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) value and the severity of delayed cerebral edema in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) complicated with diabetes. Methods A total of 115 patients of ICH complicated with diabetes hospitalized in Tangshan Gongren Hospital were retrospectively analyzed and divided into three groups: group A (HbA1c < 7.0%), group B (7.0% ≦HbA1c ≦9.0%), and group C (HbA1c > 9.0%) according to HbA1c level. High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) was adopted to detect HbA1c. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the US National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) were used to assess patients' condition. Then the influence of HbA1c on delayed cerebral edema in the ICH patients was analyzed. Results The incidence of delayed cerebral edema was significant different among the three groups (all< 0.05). Edema volume of the patients with delayed cerebral edema was correlated with HbA1c, GCS and NIHSSscore ( r= 0.814, -0.780 and 0.696 respectively; all p= 0.000). Furthermore, HbA1c level was still correlated with the edema volume in multiple linear regression analysis (β= 0.741, t= 5.280, p= 0.000). Conclusions HbA1c level is correlated with the severity of delayed cerebral edema in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage complicated with diabetes.