Beta2-Microglobulin as a Diagnostic Marker in Cerebrospinal Fluid: A Follow-Up Study

Table 3

Beta2-microglobulin in cerebrospinal fluid with diagnostic subgroups.

Subgroup	𝑁	Beta2-Microglobulin (mg/L)
		Median	Minimum	Maximum	1st quartile	3rd quartile	2.5th percentile	97.5th percentile
Multiple sclerosis	2674	1.7	0.0	9.5	1.3	2.2	0.8	4.1
Neuroborreliosis	215	2.0	0.4	15.4	1.5	2.8	0.8	6.8
Brain tumours/malignant infiltrations	95	2.5	0.2	16.7	1.7	3.5	0.4	10.1
Bacterial meningitis/encephalitis	312	3.2	0.0	21.1	2.1	4.9	0.6	10.6
Viral meningitis/encephalitits	641	2.2	0.0	17.5	1.4	3.4	0.2	7.4
Scavenger reaction	638	2.2	0.0	24.2	1.5	3.2	0.3	7.6
Polyneuritis/polyneuropathies	1261	1.5	0.0	14.8	1.0	2.1	0.0	4.5
Control group	438	1.5	0.0	5.8	1.0	2.0	0.2	3.4