Table 2

Correlations between indexes of inflammation in cerebrospinal fluid and blood

CSF WBC

CSF glucose level

CSF protein level

Blood WBC

Thrombocyte count

ESR

CRP

CSF WBC

1.0

0.002

0.20**

0.29**

0.21**

-0.15*

-0.18*

CSF glucose level

0.002

1.0

-0.37*

-0.03

0.13*

-0.12

-0.16*

CSF protein level

0.20**

-0.37*

1.0

0.10

-0.17**

0.07

0.14

Blood WBC

0.29**

-0.03

0.10

1.0

0.35**

-0.12*

-0.06

Thrombocyte count

0.21**

0.13*

-0.17**

0.35**

1.0

0.15*

-0.18*

ESR

-0.15*

-0.12

0.07

-0.12*

0.15*

1.0

0.48**

CRP

-0.18*

-0.16*

0.14

-0.06

-0.18*

0.48**

1.0

All data are given as Spearman's correlation coefficients.

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; WBC, white blood cell count; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein.

Weisfelt et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:149   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-149