Table 1 Characteristics of patients included and excluded in proteomic analysis. p-values represent a comparison of differences between included middle-aged and older subjects.

From: Age-dependent differences and similarities in the plasma proteomic signature of postoperative delirium

Characteristic

Included

Excluded

Full sample (N = 76)

Older (N = 42)

Middle-aged (N = 34)

P-value

Full sample (N = 124)

Older (N = 58)

Middle-aged (N = 66)

Age, years

68 ± 11

77 ± 4

56 ± 3

0.000

64 ± 13

77 ± 4

54 ± 5

Weight, kg

82.5 ± 16.4

81.1 ± 14.6

84.2 ± 18.4

0.419

89.7 ± 22.0

85.8 ± 17.8

93.4 ± 24.9

Body Mass Index, kg/m2

29.4 ± 4.7

29.0 ± 4.2

29.7 ± 5.2

0.673

30.9 ± 6.1

30.5 ± 5.4

31.2 ± 6.1

Female, n (%)

41 (53.9)

21 (50.0)

20 (58.8)

0.443

56 (45.2)

27 (46.6)

28 (42.4)

Race, n (%)

   

0.199

   

 White

71 (93.4)

41 (97.6)

30 (88.2)

 

112 (90.3)

52 (89.6)

60 (91.0)

 African American

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

5 (4.0)

3 (5.2)

2 (3.0)

 Asian

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.9)

 

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

 American Indian or Alaska Native

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

 Other/unknown

4 (5.3)

1 (2.4)

3 (8.8)

 

5 (4.0)

3 (5.2)

2 (3.0)

Ethnicity, n (%)

   

0.211

   

 Hispanic

4 (5.3)

1 (2.4)

3 (8.8)

 

1 (0.8)

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

 Non-Hispanic

72 (94.7)

41 (97.6)

31 (91.2)

 

123 (99.2)

57 (98.3)

66 (100.0)

Education, n (%)

   

0.210

   

 High school degree

32 (42.1)

15 (35.7)

17 (50.0)

 

42 (33.9)

22 (37.9)

20 (30.3)

 College degree or higher

44 (57.9)

27 (64.3)

17 (50.0)

 

66 (53.2)

29 (50.0)

37 (56.0)

 Did not respond

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

16 (12.9)

7 (12.1)

9 (13.6)

ASA physical status, n (%)

   

0.000

   

 < 3

19 (25.0)

5 (11.9)

14 (41.2)

 

25 (20.2)

3 (5.2)

22 (33.3)

 ≥ 3

49 (64.5)

35 (83.3)

14 (41.2)

 

88 (71.0)

50 (86.2)

38 (57.6)

 Not available

8 (10.5)

2 (4.8)

6 (17.6)

 

11 (8.8)

5 (8.6)

6 (9.1)

MiniCog, n (%)

   

0.091

   

 ≤ 2

10 (13.2)

8 (19.0)

2 (5.9)

 

16 (12.9)

11 (19.0)

5 (7.6)

 ≥ 3

66 (86.8)

34 (81.0)

32 (94.1)

 

102 (82.2)

44 (75.9)

58 (87.9)

 Not available

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

6 (4.8)

3 (5.2)

3 (4.5)

Verbal fluency, n (%)

   

0.163

   

 ≤ 16

19 (25.0)

13 (31.0)

6 (17.6)

 

45 (36.3)

31 (53.4)

14 (21.2)

 ≥ 17

56 (73.7)

28 (66.6)

28 (82.4)

 

78 (62.9)

27 (46.6)

51 (77.2)

 Not available

1 (1.3)

1 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

 

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

FRAIL, n (%)

   

0.371

   

 Robust

21 (27.6)

9 (21.4)

12 (35.3)

 

35 (28.2)

9 (15.5)

26 (39.4)

 Pre-frail

42 (55.3)

24 (57.1)

18 (52.9)

 

60 (48.4)

31 (53.4)

29 (43.9)

 Frail

12 (15.8)

8 (19.0)

4 (11.8)

 

20 (16.1)

15 (25.9)

5 (7.6)

 Not available

1 (1.3)

1 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

 

9 (7.3)

3 (5.2)

6 (9.1)

Invasiveness, n (%)

   

0.008

   

 Tier 1 or 2

48 (63.2)

21 (50.0)

27 (79.4)

 

77 (62.1)

32 (55.1)

45 (68.2)

 Tier 3 or 4

28 (36.8)

21 (50.0)

7 (20.6)

 

46 (37.1)

25 (43.1)

21 (31.8)

 Not available

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

1 (0.8)

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

Surgery duration, min

170.8 ± 90.1

164.7 ± 73.0

177.3 ± 108.9

0.549

185.5 ± 147.8

168.5 ± 104.0

199.0 ± 174.6

LOS, days

   

0.028

   

 Median (Q1, Q3)

4 (2, 5)

4 (3, 6)

2 (2, 4)

 

3 (2, 4)

4 (2, 5)

2 (2, 4)

6-month mortality

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

Postoperative Delirium, n (%)

22 (28.9)

14 (33.3)

8 (23.5)

0.349

12 (10.8)

6 (12.0)

6 (9.8)

  1. LOS length of stay, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists.