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Table 1 Patient characteristics in Mean (SD) or n (%) at baseline and measurements during surgery

From: Effect of baseline cognitive impairment on association between predicted propofol effect site concentration and Bispectral index or sedation score

Baseline characteristics

With Ce (n = 186)

Without Ce (n = 14)

Before surgery

 Age

81.9 (7.8)

79.8 (7.0)

 Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)

24.2 (3.7)

25.1 (3.4)

 Geriatric depression scale score

3.9 (3.6)

3.0 (2.0)

 Clinical Dementia Rating (n = 184/14)

  0

75 (41%)

7 (50%)

  0.5

88 (48%)

6 (43%)

   ≥ 1.0

21 (11%)

1 (7%)

 Charlson Comorbidity Score

1.5 (1.7)

2.0 (2.4)

  0

66 (35%)

6 (43%)

  1

83 (45%)

3 (21%)

  2

26 (14%)

3 (21%)

   > 2

11 (6%)

2 (14%)

Alzheimer’s cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers

 Total Tau, pg/ml (n = 164/6)

490.8 (275.1)

617.7 (435.7)

 Phosphorylated Tau (pg/ml (n = 163/6)

56.7 (25.1)

63.0 (32.9)

 Amyloid Beta 42 (pg/ml (n = 164/6)

298.3 (164.1)

281.2 (106.7)

 Amyloid Beta 42/Total Tau(n = 164/6)

0.71 (0.38)

0.61 (0.32)

 Amyloid Beta 42/Phosphorylated Tau (n = 163/6)

5.75 (2.83)

5.16 (2.29)

During surgery

 Observers Assessment Alertness/Sedation score

2.2 (2.1)

1.4 (2.1)

 Bispectral Index number (n = 183/13)

69.1 (18.1)

75.0 (13.7)

 Brain Effect Site Concentration, ug/ml

1.26 (0.79)

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 Mean Arterial Pressure

73.4 (10.5)

77.1 (11.8)

  1. CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating (0 = normal, 0.5 = mild cognitive impairment, ≥1 = dementia); MMSE, Mini-Mental Status Examination (maximum score of 30 points)