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Table 2 The summary of postmortem ethanol concentrations from all studied samples in each subgroup

From: The comparative and correlation study of postmortem ethanol levels between axillosubclavian blood and femoral venous blood in forensic autopsy cases at Thammasat University Hospital, Thailand

Data set

n

FVB

ASB

VH

Mean

Median

Max

Min

Mean

Median

Max

Min

Mean

Median

Max

Min

Total

100

157.08

157.84

452.8

10.24

149.87

147.66

407.09

10.51

184.66

165.77

583.7

10.27

Subgroup

 Unfixed lividity case

51

172.75

179.94

338.39

10.46

160.57

166.79

324.25

10.51

194.88

185.55

412.34

10.27

 Fixed lividity case

49

140.77

132.33

452.8

10.24

138.73

131.69

407.09

10.54

174.02

143.77

583.73

10.51

 VH/FVB ratio < 1.00

25

130.63

155.67

338.39

10.46

116.05

135.53

311.40

10.51

118.78

137.46

324.64

10.27

 VH/FVB ratio ≥ 1.00

75

165.90

163.14

452.80

10.24

161.13

150.16

407.09

10.54

206.61

192.33

583.73

10.51

 VH/FVB ratio < 1.18

57

161.77

168.64

452.8

10.43

147.58

150.64

407.09

10.51

165.95

166.91

478.47

10.27

 VH/FVB ratio ≥ 1.18

43

150.87

120.63

398.05

10.24

152.91

125.46

406.39

12.99

209.46

164.62

583.73

14.73