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. 2013 Jun 1;30(11):946–957. doi: 10.1089/neu.2012.2579

Table 2A.

S100b CSF Bivariate Associations between Outcomes, Demographic/Clinical Variables, S100b Average Levels, Peak Levels, and Trajectory Groups

 
Acute care mortality
Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS)
Disability Rating Scale (DRS)
Variable Alive Dead p-value 1 2/3 4/5 p-value 0–3 4–14 15–30 p-value
Gender, N (%)
Female 17 (68.0) 8 (32.0) 0.083 9 (36.0) 12 (48.0) 4 (16.0) 0.085 2 (7.7) 10 (38.5) 14 (53.8) 0.017
Male 88 (84.6) 16 (15.4)   21 (22.6) 36 (38.7) 36 (38.7)   33 (34.7) 27 (28.4) 35 (36.8)  
Age, years, mean±SEM 32.9±1.4 43.2±3.3 0.002 46.4±2.9 33.8±2.1 31.2±2.1 <0.001 28.1±2.1 36.1±2.4 42.3±2.4 <0.001
BMI, mean±SEM 26.4±0.5 27.9±1.3 0.253 27.9±1.0 25.8±0.8 27.6±0.8 0.072 26.5±0.9 27.4±0.9 27.9±0.9 0.473
GCS, median 7 5 0.013 6 6 7 0.017 7 7 6 0.003
ISS, mean±SEM 34.2±0.9 36.3±2.4 0.393 34.5±2.1 34.5±1.4 32.8±1.5 0.772 33.3±1.6 32.9±1.6 35.0±1.6 0.614
Hypothermia treatment, N (% yes) 15 (93.7) 1 (6.3) 0.303 1 (6.2) 7 (43.8) 8 (50.0) 0.103 6 (42.9) 6 (42.9) 2 (14.3) 0.080
Long-bone fracture, N (% fractured) 10 (90.9) 1 (9.1) 0.688 1 (11.1) 6 (66.7) 2 (22.2) 0.305 2 (22.2) 4 (44.5) 3 (33.3) 0.749
Isolated head Injury, N (% with IHI) 43 (74.1) 15 (25.9) 0.071 16 (30.8) 19 (36.5) 17 (32.7) 0.487 17 (32.1) 14 (26.4) 22 (41.5) 0.658
Mechanism of injury
 Automobile/motorcycle 79 (85.9) 13 (14.1) 0.005 15 (18.3) 34 (41.5) 33 (40.2) 0.013 30 (35.7) 26 (31.0) 28 (33.3) 0.109
 Fall/jump 10 (52.6) 9 (47.4)   11 (52.4) 5 (23.8) 5 (23.8)   3 (13.6) 6 (27.3) 13 (59.1)  
 Other 15 (88.2) 2 (11.8)   4 (28.6) 8 (57.1) 2 (14.3)   2 (14.3) 5 (35.7) 7 (50.0)  
Radiological injury type, N (% present)
 Subdural hematoma 58 (77.3) 17 (22.7) 0.256 22 (30.1) 33 (45.2) 18 (24.7) 0.025 17 (22.7) 23 (30.7) 35 (46.6) 0.040
 Subarachnoid hemorrhage 71 (77.2) 21 (22.8) 0.122 26 (30.6) 33 (38.8) 26 (30.6) 0.146 22 (25.6) 25 (29.1) 39 (45.3) 0.063
 Diffuse axonal injury 37 (90.2) 4 (9.8) 0.089 4 (12.1) 12 (36.4) 17 (51.5) 0.022 18 (52.9) 7 (20.6) 9 (26.5) 0.003
 Epidural hematoma 13 (18.2) 3 (18.8) >0.999 3 (23.1) 3 (23.1) 7 (53.8) 0.279 7 (50.0) 3 (21.4) 4 (28.6) 0.229
 Contusion 38 (69.1) 17 (30.9) 0.005 21 (38.9) 18 (33.3) 15 (27.8) 0.014 12 (49.1) 15 (28.3) 26 (49.1) 0.127
 Intraventricular hemorrhage 33 (84.6) 6 (15.4) 0.625 8 (22.2) 14 (38.9) 14 (38.9) 0.691 12 (30.8) 11 (28.2) 16 (41.0) 0.939
 Intracerebral hemorrhage 36 (87.8) 5 (12.2) 0.227 8 (22.2) 17 (47.2) 11 (30.6) 0.585 8 (20.5) 17 (43.6) 14 (35.9) 0.092
S100b Levels (ng/mL), mean±SEM
 S100b average levels 2.60±0.44 3.89±0.79 0.006 4.34±0.97 3.29±0.75 2.04±0.44 0.009 2.05±0.43 3.49±0.97 3.64±0.65 0.080
 S100b peak levels 6.34±1.01 9.01±2.14 0.026 9.07±1.99 7.15±1.60 6.51±1.62 0.047 6.79±1.81 7.89±2.14 7.77±1.36 0.110
S100b trajectory groups, N (%)
 Low group 22 (95.7) 1 (4.3) <0.001 2 (10.5) 8 (42.1) 9 (47.4) 0.002 7 (35.0) 5 (25.0) 8 (40.0) 0.039
 Intermediate group 66 (86.8) 10 (13.2)   11 (16.7) 29 (43.9) 26 (39.4)   24 (35.3) 23 (33.8) 21 (30.9)  
 High group 17 (56.7) 13 (43.3)   17 (51.5) 11 (33.3) 5 (15.2)   4 (12.1) 9 (27.3) 20 (60.6)  

CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; SEM, standard error of the mean; BMI, body mass index; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS, Injury Severity Score; IHI, isolated head injury.

Bolded values represent statistically significant comparisons where alpha<0.05.