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Table 3 Association between anaesthesia-related factors and change in cognitive function as a continuous outcome

From: Association between anaesthesia-related factors and postoperative neurocognitive disorder: a post-hoc analysis

Variable

Mean z-score

Test statistic

P

Type anaesthesia

-General

-Combined general and neuraxial anaesthesia

2.38土2.89

2.32土3.34

T = 0.124

0.901

Duration of anaesthesia

 

R = -0.075

0.299

Agents induction anaesthesia

-Propofol

-Other

2.35土3.13

2.82土2.80

T = -0.488

0.626

Agents induction analgesia

-Sufentanil

-Remifentanil

-Other

2.40土3.19

2.63土2.48

0.70土2.41

 F = 0.799

0.451

Agents maintenance anaesthesia

-Propofol

-Isoflurane

-Sevoflurane

-Other

2.15土2.68

2.17土4.44

2.57土4.13

4.14土2.35

 F = 1.577

0.197

Agents maintenance analgesia

-Sufentanil

-Remifentanil

-Other

2.55土3.17

1.42土3.14

2.34土2.65

 F = 1.494

0.227

Additional vasoactive medication received

-Yes

-No

2.28土3.18

3.17土1.94

T = 0.912

0.363

Mean BIS

 

R = 0.059

0.586

Mean BIS

->=45

-<45

1.77土3.71

1.82土3.45

T = 0.062

0.951

BIS lower 45 time

 

R = − 0.122

0.261

BIS lower 45%

 

R = -0.100

0.355

BIS higher 60 time

 

R = 0.036

0.743

BIS higher 60%

 

R = 0.092

0.399

MAP lower 70 time

 

R = -0.109

0.286

MAP 70 AUC

 

R = -0.078

0.443

  1. Notes. Z-scores are expressed as mean with standard deviation; p-values with respect to Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, independent samples t-test and ANOVA.