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Table 3 Comparison of biochemical indexes and leukocyte number between infecting group and non-infected group

From: Application of combined cerebrospinal fluid physicochemical parameters to detect intracranial infection in neurosurgery patients

Group

Total number

Glucose (mmol/L)

Chlorine ion (mmol/L)

Protein (mg/L)

Leukocyte (N × 106/L)

Color (N)

Turbidity (N)

Clot (N)

Infectious group

221

AV = 2.214

R: 0.01–8.34

AV = 118.247

R: 89.6–167.5

AV = 2586.922

R:282–10,590

AV = 1627.181

R: 1–42,000

Colorless(54)

Yellow (103)

Red (51)

Other color (13)

Clear and transparent (62)

Slightly turbidity (83)

Turbid (76)

No clot (158)

Slight clot (61)

Big clot (2)

Uninfected group

50

AV = 3.710

R:2.12–8.08

AV = 123.456

R:104.6–149

AV = 691.375

R:72–4109

AV = 22.063

R:1–180

Colorless (48)

Red (1)

Clear and transparent: (49)

Slightly turbidity (1)

No clot (49)

Slight clot (1)

P value

271

0.000

0.001

0.000

0.000

0.001

0.001

0.02

  1. Note: AV: average; R: range. The P value was calculated with hypergeometric distribution of Fisher’s exact test between infected and non-infected group,
  2. P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significance