TABLE 3.
Mutual comparison of individual diagnoses (Dunn test) for S NfL, CSF NfL, CSF Aβ42, CSF tTau, and CSF pTau; and significant differences between subgroups (p < 0.05).
Analyte | Diagnostic groups | |||||
S NfL | Factor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
(n) | 32 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 14 | |
Median | 21.8 | 25.9 | 16.6 | 32.3 | 9.6 | |
Different from subgroups | (5) | (3) (5) | (2) (4) | (3) (5) | (1) (2) (4) | |
CSF NfL | Factor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
(n) | 15 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 16 | |
Median | 1,020 | 1,583 | 910 | 2,009 | 563 | |
Different from subgroups | (5) | (5) | (2) (4) | |||
CSF tTau | Factor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
(n) | 18 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 14 | |
Median | 730 | 369 | 241 | 338 | 287 | |
Different from subgroups | (3) (5) | (1) | (1) | |||
CSF pTau | Factor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
(n) | 17 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 14 | |
Median | 158 | 37 | 30 | 42 | 36 | |
Different from subgroups | (2) (3) (4) (5) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | |
CSF Aβ42 | Factor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
(n) | 18 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 14 | |
Median | 590 | 1,090 | 1,385 | 1,286 | 1,586 | |
Different from subgroups | (2) (3) (4) (5) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) |
CSF NfL, cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light chain; S NfL, serum neurofilament light chain; CSF Aβ42, cerebrospinal fluid β-amyloid peptide42; CSF tTau, cerebrospinal fluid total tau protein; CSF pTau, cerebrospinal fluid phosphorylated tau protein.