Table 5 Findings in cerebrospinal fluid routine diagnostics.

From: Increased GFAP concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with unipolar depression

 

Patients (N = 102)

Controls (N = 39)

Statisticsa

WBC count/µl (Mean ± SD)

2.08 ± 3.53

2.60 ± 7.59 (N = 35)b

p = 0.700

Total protein in mg/l (Mean ± SD)

462.68 ± 195.84

309.33 ± 142.53

p = 0.007

Albumin quotient (Mean ± SD)

5.80 ± 2.56

3.93 ± 1.81

p < 0.001

IgG Index in mg/l (Mean ± SD)

0.49 ± 0.08

0.50 ± 0.04

p = 0.540

  1. WBC white blood cell, SD standard deviation, IgG immunoglobulin G, OCBs oligoclonal bands.
  2. aCorrected for age and sex.
  3. bOne control patient suffered from self-limiting reactive pleocytosis.
  4. Bold values indicates statistically significant results.
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