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Table 4 Prevalence of sex across albumin quotient (QAlb) quartiles

From: Increased age and male sex are independently associated with higher frequency of blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier dysfunction using the albumin quotient

 

Q1 (QAlb < 4.06)

Q2 (4.06 < QAlb < 5.57)

Q3 (5.58 < QAlb < 8.97)

Q4 (QAlb > 8.98)

p

All (n = 1209)

 Female: n (%)

244 (81.3)

194 (63.6)

158 (52.3)

122 (40.4)

<0.0001

 Male: n (%)

56 (18.7)

11 (36.4)

144 (47.7)

180 (59.6)

MS (n = 297)

 Female: n (%)

101 (82.8)

58 (67.4)

35 (53.8)

10 (41.7)

<0.0001

 Male: n (%)

21 (17.2)

28 (32.6)

30 (46.2)

14 (58.3)

OIND (n = 281)

 Female: n (%)

23 (67.7)

25 (51.0)

31 (47.7)

53 (39.8)

0.0309

 Male: n (%)

11 (32.4)

24 (49.0)

34 (52.3)

80 (60.2)

NIND (n = 297)

 Female: n (%)

43 (71.7)

47 (50.0)

37 (44.6)

19 (31.7)

0.0002

 Male: n (%)

17 (28.3)

47 (50.0)

46 (55.4)

41 (68.3)

UNK (n = 334)

 Female: n (%)

77 (91.7)

64 (84.2)

55 (61.8)

40 (47.1)

<0.0001

 Male: n (%)

7 (8.3)

12 (15.8)

34 (38.2)

45 (52.9)

Age 16–40 (n = 465)

 Female: n (%)

139 (84.2)

92(64.3)

58 (57.4)

14 (25.0)

<0.0001

 Male: n (%)

26 (15.8)

51 (35.7)

43 (42.6)

42 (75.0)

Age 41–60 (n = 435)

 Female: n (%)

83 (78.3)

63 (64.9)

57 (51.4)

53 (43.8)

<0.0001

 Male: n (%)

23 (21.7)

34 (35.1)

54 (48.6)

68 (56.2)

Age > 60 (n = 309)

 Female: n (%)

22 (75.9)

39 (60.0)

43 (47.8)

55 (44.0)

0.0071

 Male: n (%)

7 (24.1)

26 (40.0)

47 (52.2)

70 (56.0)

  1. Chi square test was used for all comparisons
  2. ALL patient groups analysed as a whole, MS multiple sclerosis, NIND non-inflammatory neurological diseases, OIND other inflammatory neurological diseases, UNK unknown-neurological diagnosis