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. 2016 Sep 26;40(2):193–205. doi: 10.1007/s40618-016-0546-1

Table 3.

Relations between cortisol dysfunction during the first year after TBI or SAH and acute injury variables

TBI SAH
Cortisol dysfunction Normal cortisol function Cortisol dysfunction Normal cortisol function
n = 7 n = 22 n = 4 n = 7
Median (q25–q75) Median (q25–q75) Median (q25–q75) Median (q25–q75)
GCS 7.0 (7.0–8.0) 5.5 (3.0–10.0) 8.0 (3.0–13.0) 8.0 (5.0–13.0)
Hunter and Hess 3.0 (3.0–3.75) 3.0 (2.0–4.0)
Fisher scale 4.0 (4.0–4.0) 4.0 (3.0–4.0)
Peak of S100B (12–36 h) 0.43 (0.22–0.64) 0.30 (0.19–0.50) 0.37a 0.23 (0.13–0.24)
Length of stay in NICU 33.0 (20.0–35.0) 20.0 (9.0–27.5) 23.5 (16.8–31.0) 19.0 (13.0–26.0)

q25–q75 quartiles 25 and 75, respectively

a n = 2