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Table 3 Peroperative ventricular CSF biomarker concentrations of subsequently unimproved and improved patients

From: Association between ventricular CSF biomarkers and outcome after shunt surgery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

 

Unimproved (n = 38)

Median (IQR) (ng/L)

Improved (n = 81)

Median (IQR) (ng/L)

P

Aβ40

3900 (2486–5314)

3840 (2210–5470)

0.752

Aβ42

316 (197–436)

312 (197–435)

0.462

Aβ42/40

0.08 (0.065–0.095)

0.09 (0.075–0.105)

0.080

APPα

79 (43–115)

68 (37–100)

0.433

APPβ

218 (134–303)

203 (128–279)

0.745

P-tau

45 (28–62)

50 (30–70)

0.162

T-tau

523 (298–749)

637 (294–981)

0.059

NfL

870 (601–1139)

820 (530–1110)

0.470

GFAP

960 (566–1354)

900 (505–1295)

0.650

YKL40

99 (74–125)

99 (66–133)

0.871

MCP1

458 (380–536)

437 (350–524)

0.535

Neurogranin

330 (205–456)

365 (186–544)

0.046

GAP43

2323 (1507–3139)

2167 (1365–2970)

0.257

  1. ‡ Mann Whitney U test