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. 2021 Apr 6;9:18. doi: 10.1186/s40635-021-00385-9

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of glucose and lactate measurements in cerebrospinal fluid and blood by blood gas analyzers

CSF Blood

Glucose (mmol/l)

N = 512

Mean (standard deviation) 3.7 (± 1.6) 8 (± 2.2)
Median (min.–max.) 3.8 (0.2–10.5) 7.7 (2.1–19.9)

Lactate (mmol/l)

N = 514

Mean (standard deviation) 4.1 (± 1.8) 1.1 (± 0.6)
Median (min.–max.) 3.7 (1.3–11.5) 0.9 (0.4–5.6)