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Table 2 Biomarkers and variables related to demography and mental condition of patientsanalyzed in univariate analysis

From: Cortisol levels and neuropsychiatric diagnosis as markers of postoperative delirium:a prospective cohort study

Variable

Nondelirious (n= 72)

Delirious (n= 41)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

Age (years)

61.5 (58 to 67.5)

68.8 (64 to 74)

1.13 (1.07 to 1.20)

< 0.0001

Gender female

11 (15.28%)

12 (29.27%)

2.29 (0.92 to 5.74)

0.076

MoCA score

26 (25 to 27)

25 (23 to 26)

0.82 (0.70 to 0.94)

0.0001

TMT-B score

100 (90 to 161.5)

210 (145 to 300)

1.01 (1.00 to 1.02)

< 0.0001

Depression

2 (2.78%)

16 (39.02%)

22.40 (6.72 to 74.65)

< 0.0001

Preoperative cortisol (nmol/l)

316.5 (239.6 to 423)

444.8 (288.7 to 528.2)

1.004 (1.001 to 1.006)

0.006

Postoperative cortisol (nmol/l)

876.3 (672.1 to 1,101)

1,162 (910 to 1,505)

1.002 (1.001 to 1.003)

< 0.0001

Postoperative IL-2 (U/ml)

721.5 (569.5 to 1,043)

1,179 (875 to 1,414)

1.002 (1.001 to 1.003)

< 0.0001

  1. Data presented as n (%); for continuous variables the median andinterquartile range is given. CI, confidence interval; MoCA, Montreal CognitiveAssessment; TMT-B, Trail Making Test Part B.