Table 3 Association between brain volumetrics and postoperative delirium.

From: Preoperative brain volume loss is associated with postoperative delirium in advanced heart failure patients supported by left ventricular assist device

All patients (n = 166)

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Brain marker

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

LVF (log)

9.04 (3.78–24.0)

< 0.001*

7.63 (2.89–22.24)

< 0.001*

cGMF

0.79 (0.67–0.92)

0.004*

0.84 (0.71–0.99)

0.045*

WMF

0.66 (0.52–0.83)

< 0.001*

0.72 (0.56–0.92)

0.011*

BGF

0.04 (0.003–0.41)

0.008*

0.15 (0.01–2.14)

0.169

TLF

0.004 (0.0001–0.08)

< 0.001*

0.01 (0.0004–0.45)

0.011*

Patients > 60 years old (n = 89)

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Brain marker

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

LVF (log)

9.70 (2.75–40.78)

< 0.001*

9.65 (2.70–41.20)

0.001*

cGMF

0.90 (0.74–1.08)

0.277

0.91 (0.75–1.10)

0.371

WMF

0.74 (0.54–0.99)

0.051

1.04 (0.96–1.13)

0.074

BGF

0.06 (0.001–2.11)

0.133

0.10 (0.002–3.90)

0.227

TLF

0.01 (0.0009–1.07)

0.062

0.02 (0.0001–2.04)

0.108

  1. Abbreviations: LVF, lateral ventricles fraction; cGMF, cortical gray matter fraction; WMF, white matter fraction; BGF, basal ganglia fraction; TLF, thalamus fraction. The adjustment of models employed age as a covariate.
  2. *Denotes P-value < 0.05
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