Table 4.
Psychological test results between the two groups
| Group | MMSE |
DSST |
Trail making test A (s) |
VFT |
WRMT |
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| Pre | Pod#7 | Pre | Pod#7 | Pre | Pod#7 | Pre | Pod#7 | Pre | Pod#7 | |
| Non-POCD (n=36) | 29.0±1.2 | 28.4±1.7 | 32.7±12.2 | 31.8±13.7 | 17.6±13.8 | 18.7±13.9 | 16.7±3.5 | 17.1±3.4 | 1.2±1.4 | 1.5±1.2 |
| POCD (n=14) | 29.6±0.5 | 27.1±1.1** | 31.0±12.1 | 23.7±12.6** | 19.4±11.0 | 20.5±17.1 | 13.8±2.7 | 12.6±4.6** | 1.3±1.4 | 1.9±1.4 |
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| P-value | 0.384 | 0.034 | 0.329 | 0.045 | 0.278 | 0.185 | 0.169 | <0.001 | 0.658 | 0.825 |
Data are expressed as mean±SD.
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P<0.01 compared with the non-POCD group.
Pre: preoperative; Pod#7: the 7th day after operation. WRMT: word recognition memory test