Table 3.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) albumin and IgG levels were compared in women and in men negative for the presence of an intrathecal IgG synthesis with Quade statistics adjusting for age at lumbar puncture, and serum albumin or serum IgG levels.
| Women (n = 512) |
Men (n = 504) |
Mann–Whitney Statistics p |
Quade Statistics p |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSFalbumin (mg/dL): median (IQR) | 20.35 (14.90–30.08) |
30.50 (20.13–45.05) |
<0.0001 | F = 83.329 <0.000001 |
| CSF IgG (mg/dL): median (IQR) | 2.93 (2.02–4.99) |
4.21 (2.73–7.14) |
<0.0001 | F = 52.827 <0.000001 |
IQR: interquartile range.