Free Fatty Acids in CSF and Neurological Clinical Scores: Prognostic Value for Stroke Severity in ICU

Table 3

Correlation between free fatty acids in CSF and the modified Rankin Scale.

		FFA in CSF			value
		Mean ± SD	Median	Range
mRS 30 days	≤2	0.36 ± 0.25	0.30	0.10–1.40	0.037
	>2	0.24 ± 0.08	0.24	0.10–0.38

The ROC curve for correlation between FFA in CSF and worsening of the mRS (>2) showed a cutoff value of 0.27 nmol/µl, specificity of 69.2%, and sensitivity of 59.7%.