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Table 2 Time-related evolution of MMSE in study patients

From: Preoperative sedentary behavior is neither a risk factor for perioperative neurocognitive disorders nor associated with an increase in peripheral inflammation, a prospective observational cohort study

Variable Time Number. of patients Mean ± SD Median (IQR)
MMSE (0–30) Baseline 38 25.8 ± 4.2 27 (23.0–30.0)
6 weeks 32 23.6 ± 4.8 25 (20.0–27.5)
3 months 19 24.5 ± 5.2 26 (21.0–29.0)
Drop MMSE Baseline-6w 32 2.1 ± 3.1(a) 1.5 (0.5–4.0)
Baseline-3 m 19 1.6 ± 3.4(b) 1.0 (0.0–3.0)
  1. (a) p = 0.0006 and (b)p = 0.055 (both paired Student t-test)
  2. MMSE Mini-mental state examination