From: Cerebrospinal fluid cortisol levels are higher in patients with delirium versus controls
 | ID no. | Age | Sex | Major comorbidities | CSF cortisol (nmol/L) | Plasma cortisol (nmol/L) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CASES | 1 | 76 | F | - | 54.9 | 886.2 |
 | 2 | 83 | F | HT, COPD | 63.9 | 968.8 |
 | 3 | 82 | F | IHD, HT | 18.8 | 669.4 |
 | 4 | 85 | F | IHD, HT | 245.0 | 3053.7 |
 | 5 | 93 | F | IHD, type 2 DM | 67.1 | 1394.4 |
 | 6 | 70 | M | IHD, type 2 DM | 40.4 | 910.6 |
 | 7 | 81 | F | HT, COPD | 102.1 | 1104.2 |
CONTROLS | 8 | 81 | F | IHD, HT | 29.2 | 698.3 |
 | 9 | 79 | M | IHD, COPD | 46.4 | 857.4 |
 | 10 | 93 | F | IHD | 40.2 | 838.3 |
 | 11 | 90 | F | - | 37.8 | 897.1 |
 | 13 | 87 | F | - | 79.9 | 1097.0 |
 | 14 | 79 | M | - | 31.1 | 746.0 |
 | 15 | 62 | F | rheumatoid arthritis | 21.0 | 1075.6 |
 | 16 | 77 | F | HT | 33.3 | 463.4 |
 | 17 | 88 | M | - | 19.5 | 481.0 |
 | 18 | 88 | F | IHD | 46.5 | 809.4 |
 | 19 | 71 | F | - | 22.5 | 497.7 |
 | 20 | 73 | F | HT | 16.1 | 1100.3 |
 | 22 | 79 | M | IHD | 27.0 | 590.3 |