Table 1 Preoperative variables and overall mortality
From: The effect of cognitive dysfunction on mid- and long-term mortality after vascular surgery
All patients (n = 164, 100%) | ||||||||
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Survivors (n = 122, 74.39%) | Nonsurvivors (n = 42, 25.61%) | |||||||
Preoperative Variable | n (%) | Mean/Median | Standard Deviation/ IQR | n (%) | Mean/Median | Standard Deviation/IQR | p valueb | |
Sex | male | 77 (63.11) | 28 (66.67) | 0.679 | ||||
Age | 66.87 | 9.98 | 67.60 | 7.96 | 0.874 | |||
BMI | 27.52 | 4.72 | 26.03 | 3.82 | 0.092 | |||
ASA Score | 1 | 1 (0.82) | 0 (0.00) | 0.783c | ||||
2 | 46 (37.70) | 10 (24.39) | ||||||
3 | 72 (59.02) | 29 (70.73) | ||||||
4 | 3 (2.46) | 2 (4.88) | ||||||
Vascular POSSUMa | 16.00 | (14.00–18.00) | 17.00 | (15.00–22.00) | 0.025 | |||
Medical variables | ||||||||
Ischaemic Heart Disease | 43 (35.25) | 15 (35.71) | 0.956 | |||||
Myocardial infarction | 23 (18.85) | 5 (11.90) | 0.302 | |||||
Diabetes mellitus | 35 (28.69) | 19 (45.24) | 0.049 | |||||
Obesity | 31 (25.41) | 5 (11.90) | 0.068 | |||||
Hypertension | 108 (88.52) | 34 (80.95) | 0.214 | |||||
CABG | 10 (8.20) | 4 (9.52) | 0.791 | |||||
Previous vascular surgery | 53 (43.44) | 28 (66.67) | 0.009 | |||||
Stroke or TIA | 20 (16.39) | 11 (26.19) | 0.162 | |||||
Thyroid disorder | 7 (5.74) | 2 (4.76) | 0.811 | |||||
Haemoglobin (g/L) | 140.33 | 14.63 | 129.80 | 19.70 | 0.020 | |||
Platelet (G/L) | 235.37 | 81.04 | 251.90 | 111.90 | 0.632 | |||
Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min) | 84.39 | 13.56 | 86.20 | 10.24 | 0.537 | |||
C reactive protein (mg/L) | 3.00 | (1.16–6.18) | 12.35 | (4.46–33.50) | < 0.001 | |||
Psychological variables | ||||||||
Cognitive dysfunction assessed using the MMSE (age and education adjusted) | 11 (9.02) | 10 (23.81) | 0.013 | |||||
Depression assessed using the BDI (≥10points) | 41 (35.96) | 15 (36.59) | 0.943 | |||||
Anxiety assessed using the STAI-T (≥45 points) | 47 (38.52) | 18 (42.86) | 0.621 | |||||
Comprehensive Frailty Score Comprehensive Frailty Index | 4.00 | (3.00–6.00) | 5.00 | (3.30–6.70) | 0.039 | |||
1st quartile | 47 (38.52) | 10 (23.81) | 0.201 | |||||
2nd quartile | 20 (16.39) | 6 (14.29) | ||||||
3rd quartile | 35 (28.69) | 14 (33.33) | ||||||
4th quartile | 20 (16.38) | 12 (28.57) | ||||||