Table 1.
Development of estimated means of AST catalytic activities in the CSF of patients following CNS haemorrhage with a GOS 5–3 and a GOS 2–1.
| Days | GOS 5–3 Number of Patients = 167 Number of Samples = 1497 |
GOS 2–1 Number of Patients = 48 Number of Samples = 459 |
Bonferroni p Values (Significance Level α = 0.05) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Mean of AST (S.E.M.) IU/L Number of Patients/Samples |
Estimated Mean of AST (S.E.M.) IU/L Number of Patients/Samples |
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| Normal Value ≤ 18.0 IU/L [17] | |||
| 2 | 36.6 (9.6) 78/156 |
117.0 (17.4) 33/65 |
0.001 |
| 4 | 36.0 (9.0) 106/186 |
119.4 (17.4) 27/51 |
<0.001 |
| 7 | 35.4 (9.0) 125/295 |
121.8 (16.8) 32/82 |
<0.001 |
| 9 | 34.8 (9.0) 115/192 |
123.6 (16.8) 29/51 |
<0.001 |
| 12 | 34.2 (9.0) 105/228 |
126.6 (17.4) 30/68 |
<0.001 |
| 14 | 33.6 (9.0) 76/125 |
128.4 (17.4) 23/40 |
<0.001 |
| 17 | 33.0 (9.6) 67/161 |
131.4 (18.0) 24/54 |
<0.001 |
| 20 | 32.4 (10.2) 64/154 |
134.4 (19.2) 19/48 |
<0.001 |
Legend: Days = days following attack of the CNS haemorrhage; GOS = Glasgow outcome scale; AST = catalytic activity of aspartate aminotransferase in the CSF; IU/L = international units per liter; S.E.M. = standard error of mean.