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Table 2 Comparisons of cognitive and functional performance (in basic and instrumental activities of daily living ADLs) at 3-month in patients with and without post-operative delirium

From: Delirium in older patients undergoing aortic valve replacement: incidence, predictors, and cognitive prognosis

Characteristics at 3-month follow-up

Total population

(N = 77)

Post-operative delirium

at baseline

p-value

  

Yes

(N = 15)

No

(N = 62)

 

MMSE a

 Median / IQR

Range

(min, max)

28.0 / 3.0

17.0

(13.0, 30.0)

27.0 / 8.0

16.0

(13.0, 29.0)

28.0 / 2.0

9.0

(21.0, 30.0)

.007

Clock Drawing Test b

 Median / IQR

Range (min, max)

10.0 / 1.0

10.0 (0.0, 10.0)

9.0 / 3.0

5.0 (5.0, 10.0)

10.0 / 1.0

10.0 (0.0, 10.0)

.136

Basic ADLs c

 Median / IQR

Range (min, max)

6.0 / 0.0

3.0 (3.0, 6.0)

6.0 / 0.0

3.0 (3.0, 6.0)

6.0 / 0.0

2.0 (4.0, 6.0)

.678

Instrumental ADLs d

 Median / IQR

Range

(min, max)

7.0 / 2.0

7.0 (1.0, 8.0)

7.0 / 2.0

7.0 (1.0, 8.0)

8.0 / 2.0

6.0 (2.0, 8.0)

.147

  1. (a) MMSE Mini Mental Status Examination [38]; scores range from 0 to 30, with higher score indicating better cognitive performance
  2. (b) Clock Drawing Test [39]; scores range from 0 to 10 with higer score indicating higher cognitive performance
  3. (c) Basic ADLs: Basic Activities of Daily Living [36]: bathing, dressing, using the toilet, transferring between bed and chair, maintaining continence, and feeding. Scores range from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating higher function
  4. (d) Instrumental ADLs: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living [37]: using the phone, grocery shopping, cooking, housekeeping, doing the laundry, using transportation, taking medications, and handling finances. Scores range from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating higher function