Table 3.
Blood data characteristics of the patients based on the estimated MMSE.
| Pain patients | Estimated MMSE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 62 | n = 52 | |||
| MCI group | non-MCI group | p | ||
| WBC count (10^3/μL) | 5,725 | 5,210 | 0.0124 | * |
| RBC count (10^6/ μL) | 464.5 | 438.0 | 0.0124 | * |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.1 | 13.2 | 0.0001 | **** |
| Hematocrit (%) | 42.9 | 40.0 | 0.0001 | **** |
| Platelet count (10^3/μL) | 23.25 | 24.75 | 0.0206 | * |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.294 | |
| A/G | 1.595 | 1.655 | 0.139 | |
| Albumin (mg/dL) | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.4812 | |
| UA | 5.2 | 4.4 | 0.0028 | ** |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 15.5 | 13 | 0.004 | ** |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.79 | 0.665 | 0.0003 | *** |
| Na | 142 | 142 | 0.815 | |
| K | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.4729 | |
| Cl | 104 | 105 | 0.2251 | |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 198 | 215 | 0.655 | |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 132 | 83.5 | 0.0001 | **** |
| AST | 24 | 20.5 | 0.123 | |
| ALT | 19 | 20 | 0.7198 | |
| γーGT | 27 | 17 | 0.0015 | ** |
| GLU | 100 | 97 | 0.0894 | |
Blood test data were compared between these groups (Mann–Whitney test). Important variables (p < 0.05) are highlighted in bold.