Table 5.
mRS scores before and 3 months after surgery, along with physicians’ rating of postoperative relative to preoperative health condition in iNPH patients with comorbidities, compared to those without
| n (% within available scorings at specified time point) | mRS, median (IQR) | p | Improved health condition, n (%) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With | Without | With | Without | ||||
| Preoperative | |||||||
| Hypertension | 350 (49.7) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | .75 | – | – | – |
| Diabetes | 147 (21) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | .019 | – | – | – |
| Stroke | 93 (13.3) | 3 (2–4) | 2 (2–3) | < .001 | – | – | – |
| Heart disease | 171 (24.2) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | .002 | – | – | – |
| 3 months | |||||||
| Hypertension | 331 (51.2) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | .36 | 66 (70) | 62 (80) | .16 |
| Diabetes | 141 (21.8) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (1–3) | .082 | 28 (68) | 101 (76) | .41 |
| Stroke | 91 (14.2) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (1–3) | < .001 | 17 (77) | 111 (74) | .80 |
| Heart disease | 161 (24.8) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (1–3) | .013 | 25 (70) | 103 (75) | .52 |
mRS modified Rankin Scale