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Table 5 Pre- and postoperative MoCA domain score comparisons between non-MCI and MCI patients

From: Early postoperative neurocognitive complications in elderly patients: comparing those with and without preexisting mild cognitive impairment– a prospective study

Domain

Non-MCI

MCI

Preop

n = 56

Postop

n = 46

P

Preop

n = 223

Postop

n = 173

P

Visuospatial

4.20 ± 0.83

3.59 ± 1.38

0.001*

3.18 ± 1.12

2.89 ± 1.33

0.001*

Naming

2.93 ± 0.33

2.83 ± 0.57

0.024*

2.87 ± 0.37

2.88 ± 0.37

0.671

Attention

5.74 ± 0.49

5.22 ± 1.23

0.006*

5.08 ± 0.97

4.84 ± 1.10

0.008*

Language

2.46 ± 0.66

1.93 ± 1.02

< 0.001*

1.13 ± 0.89

1.22 ± 0.98

0.244

Abstraction

1.54 ± 0.66

1.24 ± 0.85

0.021*

0.53 ± 0.70

0.58 ± 0.72

0.190

Delayed recall

3.65 ± 1.29

3.70 ± 1.35

0.854

1.96 ± 1.44

3.13 ± 1.59

< 0.001*

Orientation

5.91 ± 0.29

5.20 ± 1.03

< 0.001*

5.72 ± 0.57

5.31 ± 0.91

< 0.001*

Total MoCA

26.54 ± 1.44

23.85 ± 4.92

0.001*

20.89 ± 1.89

21.25 ± 3.64

0.243

  1. MCI, mild cognitive impairment; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; Postop, postoperative; Preop, preoperative
  2. *Significance at P < 0.05