Table 2.
Preoperative serum biomarker levels of patients with and without postoperative delirium
Biomarker |
No delirium |
Delirium |
P value |
---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
IL-6 |
23.16 (9.51-44.10) |
48.13 (24.85-55.74) |
0.021 |
N=37 |
N=23 |
||
CRP* |
3.00 (1.00-6.50) |
4.00 (1.00-8.00) |
0.354 |
N=17 |
N=14 |
||
ESR# |
14.00 (8.00-23.50) |
15.00 (7.00-23.00) |
0.589 |
N=37 | N=23 |
*CRP, C-reactive protein; #ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.