Comparison of the level of biomarkers between cooled transport (frozen or 4°C) and transport at room temperature
| CJD group | Control group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomarker | Cooled (n=20) | RT (n=32) | Cooled (n=65) | RT (n=133) | p Value |
| A p value was calculated for both groups using Fisher’s exact test for the 14-3-3 results and the Mann–Whitney U test for tau (median) and β amyloid (A β, median). | |||||
| CJD, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease; RT, room temperature. | |||||
| 14-3-3 positive | 20 (100%) | 32 (100%) | 6 (9%) | 9 (7%) | >0.7 |
| Tau (pg/ml) | 12426 | 14250 | 768 | 663 | >0.2 |
| Aβ (pg/ml) | 297 | 309 | 282 | 321 | >0.4 |