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Table 4 Chi square test of cross table and spearman correlation analysis

From: Correlation and influencing factors of preoperative anxiety, postoperative pain, and delirium in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery

Variable

preoperative high anxiety

postoperative high pain

postoperative delirium

 

P

r

P

r

P

r

Sex

0.542

0.079

0.481

−0.083

0.579

0.051

Age

0.021*

0.125

0.408

0.145

0.000**

0.566

Occupation

0.772

−0.027

0.534

0.091

0.038*

0.181

Type of cancer

0.000**

−0.367

0.004*

−0.260

0.183

−0.049

ASA physical status

0.131

0.115

0.320

0.136

0.183

0.020

Method of Anesthesia and analgesia

0.005*

−0.139

0.000**

−0.120

0.295

−0.085

Surgical approach

0.001*

0.324

0.149

0.152

1.000

0.015

Duration of anesthesia

0.390

0.271

0.591

0.183

Duration of Surgery

0.319

0.272

0.375

0.088

Duration in PACU

0.576

−0.057

0.194

0.099

Preoperative high anxiety

0.000**

0.410

0.005*

0.281

Postoperative high pain

0.017*

0.236

  1. *P<0.05, **P<0.001, r = Correlation coefficient