Table 5.
Relations between somatotropic dysfunction during the first year after TBI or SAH and acute injury variables
| TBI | SAH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somatotropic dysfunction | Normal somatotropic function | Somatotropic dysfunction | Normal somatotropic function | |
| n = 6 | n = 33 | n = 6 | n = 25 | |
| Median (q25–q75) | Median (q25–q75) | Median (q25–q75) | Median (q25–q75) | |
| GCS | 6.5 (4.75–7.25) | 7.0 (4.0–9.0) | 5.5 (3.0–11.75) | 6.0 (3.5–13.0) |
| Hunter and Hess | 3.0 (1.25–4.0) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | ||
| Fisher scale | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 4.0 (3.5–4.0) | ||
| Peak of S100B (12–36 h) | 0.61 (0.53–1.22)** | 0.28 (0.17–0.47) | 0.10 (0.04–0.22) | 0.21 (0.08–0.33) |
| Length of stay in NICU | 17.0 (11.0–29.0) | 16.0 (6.5–28.0) | 14.0 (11.5–15.0) | 19.0 (15.0–27.0) |
** p < 0.01