Table 3.

Association of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) parameters with sepsis in univariable logistic regression analysis. CSF lactate was significantly associated with sepsis with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.11 per mmol/L increment. For all other CSF parameters presented here, there was no significant association with sepsis detected.

CSF Parameter	Unit	Odds Ratio	95% CI 1	p Value
Lactate	Per mmol/L	1.11	1.02–1.21	0.022
Glucose	Per mg/dL	0.99	0.98–1.01	0.43
Protein	Per mg/L	1.00	0.92–1.11	0.94
White blood cell count	Per 1000/μL	1.02	0.99–1.11	0.57
Lymphocyte count	Per 1000/μL	1.48	0.89–4.92	0.41
Granulocyte count	Per 1000/μL	1.02	0.99–1.14	0.57
Relative granulocyte count	Per %	0.92	0.13–5.58	0.93

¹ Confidence interval.