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Table 2 Demographics and clinical data associated with POCD in elderly patients

From: Risk factors for postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients undergoing surgery for oral malignancies

 

POCD (n = 37)

Non-POCD (n = 75)

P-value

Age (year)

65.03 ± 3.69

63.24 ± 3.16

0.023

Sex (n, %)

  

0.742

 Women

14

37.80%

26

34.70%

 

 Men

23

62.20%

49

65.30%

 

BMI (kg m−2)

24.58 ± 1.60

24.36 ± 1.12

0.456

ASA grade (n, %)

  

0.383

 I

15 (40.50%)

36 (48%)

 

 II

18 (48.60%)

34 (45.30%)

 

 III

4 (10.80%)

5 (6.70%)

 

Education level (years)

4.97 ± 2.65

6.31 ± 2.61

0.017

Living habits (n, %)

 History of smoking

14 (37.80%)

33 (44.00%)

0.534

 History of drinking

15 (40.50%)

31 (41.30%)

0.936

Medical history (n, %)

 History of general anaesthesia surgery

12 (32.40%)

23 (30.70%)

0.850

 Diabetes mellitus

9 (24.30%)

6 (8.00%)

0.035

 Hypertension

16 (43.20%)

14 (18.70%)

0.006

 Coronary disease

8 (21.60%)

5 (6.70%)

0.029

 Disease of the respiratory system

3 (8.10%)

3 (4.00%)

0.364

 History of cerebral infarction

7 (18.90%)

4 (5.30%)

0.039

 Sleep disorders (points)

5.51 ± 2.70

4.03 ± 1.99

0.010

 Low potassium

9 (24.30%)

7 (9.30%)

0.033

  1. POCD Postoperative cognitive dysfunction, non-POCD No postoperative cognitive dysfunction, BMI Body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists