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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