Endostatin/Collagen XVIII Is Increased in Cerebrospinal Fluid after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Table 3

CSF concentrations of endostatin in 30 severe TBI patients per 6-month outcome (pg/mL).

	24 h after injury	72 h after injury	5 d after injury	7 d after injury
Favorable* (𝑛=18)	30.13±3.73	44.29±5.55	49.36±7.47	46.83±5.51
Unfavorable^† (𝑛=12)	36.01±4.28	55.98±8.19	81.75±12.89	91.06±12.16
P value	0.316	0.230	0.043	0.005

Values are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean.
∗Patients with a GOS score of 4 or 5.
†Patients with a GOS score of 1, 2, or 3.
P value obtained by Mann-Whitney test for the difference between the two groups.