Repeated analysis of CSF parameters in the study population
| CSF glucose (mg/dl) n = 60 | CSF WBC count (cells/μl) n = 40* | CSF neutrophil count (cells/μl) n = 40* | |
| Half hour (SD) | 41.02 (19.47) | 36 (44.55) | 30.2 (41.2) |
| 34 (29, 49) | 28 (12, 40) | 16 (7.3, 35) | |
| 2 h (SD) | 38.33 (19.4) | 28.6 (38.3) | 24.4 (35.5) |
| 31.5 (26, 47) | 22.5 (8.3, 31.5) | 12.5 (5.3, 28.3) | |
| 4 h (SD) | 36.2 (19.68) | 23.8 (33.8) | 21.2 (32) |
| 30.0 (24.7, 45) | 19 (5.5, 24) | 15 (4, 24) | |
| Percentage change between (SD) | −7.13 (6.8) | −24 (8.2) | −23.1 (11.3) |
| Half hour and 2 h | −4.5 (−7.4, −3.4) | −23.7 (−28.6, −17.0) | −21.1 (−29.6, −16.7) |
| Percentage change between (SD) | −5.6 (4.5) | −19.2 (19.5) | −16.0 (14.4) |
| 2 h and 4 h | −4.5 (−7.1, −2.7) | −16.3 (−21.9, −9.3) | −14.3 (−22.2, −6.7) |
| p Value of within-subject effects† | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
*Only groups 2 and 3. †One-way repeated measures analysis of variance. All data are expressed as mean (SD). Median (1st, 3rd quartile). CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.