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Table 1 Population characteristics vs. mTBI serum assay test

From: Evaluation of GFAP/UCH-L1 biomarkers for computed tomography exclusion in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)

  

mTBI Serum Assay Test

 

Factor

Overall

Negative

Positive

p-value

n (%)

130

34 (26.2)

96 (73.8)

0.01

Age (average ± SD)

54 ± 23

42.7 ± 13.9

57.7 ± 24.2

< 0.001

Cardiopathy n (%)

12 (9.2)

2 (5.9)

10 (10.4)

0.73

Diabetes n (%)

10 (7.7)

1 (2.9)

9 (9.4)

0.45

Hypertension n (%)

34 (26.2)

3 (8.8)

31 (32.3)

0.007

Neurological Disease n (%)

11 (8.5)

2 (5.9)

9 (9.4)

0.72

Positive Head CT Scan

7 (5.4)

0 (0.0)

7 (7.3)

< 0.001

Antiaggregant Therapy n (%)

15 (11.5)

3 (8.8)

12 (12.5)

0.75

GFAP Median [IQR] pg/mL

35.65 [19.1–84.0]

17.02 [14–23]

54 [28–105]

< 0.001

UCH-L1 Median [IQR] pg/mL

452.7 [275–901]

206 [164–323]

677 [383–956]

< 0.001

mTBI Assay Sensitivity % (95% CI)

100 (64.5–100)

-

-

-

mTBI Assay Specificity % (95% CI)

27.6 (20.0-36.4)

-

-

-

mTBI Assay NPV % (95% CI)

100 (88–100)

-

-

-

  1. n = Number of patients; [IQR] = Interquartile Range; (95%CI) = 95% Confidence Interval; NPV = Negative Predictive Value