Table 2.
Biomarkers of brain injury by day and their correlation with new functional impairment
N | Median (IQR) | Correlation coefficient (ρ) | p-value | ||
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Neuron Specific Enolase | |||||
Day 0 | 42 | 354.50 (147.50-568.75) | .32 | .044 | |
Day 1 | 42 | 204.00 (100.00-585.50) | .10 | .552 | |
Day 3 | 37 | 253.50 (102.00-560.25) | −0.02 | .900 | |
Day 5 | 27 | 202.50 (84.50-568.50) | −0.13 | .539 | |
Hospital discharge | 28 | 268.75 (161.50-837.75) | −0.31 | .111 | |
S100b | |||||
Day 0 | 42 | 10.25 (4.75-27.13) | .19 | .236 | |
Day 1 | 42 | 8.00 (3.00-15.50) | .02 | .928 | |
Day 3 | 37 | 8.00 (4.00-14.50) | −.04 | .801 | |
Day 5 | 27 | 7.00 (5.00-18.00) | .14 | .510 | |
Hospital discharge | 28 | 7.50 (3.00-18.50) | −.15 | .462 |