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. 2019 Jan 16;154(4):328–334. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5093

Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of the Study Participants.

Characteristic Overall (N = 191) Postoperative Delirium P Value
Present (n = 59) Absent (n = 132)
Age, mean (SD), y 56.8 (16.7) 57.9 (17.0) 56.4 (16.6)
Women, No. (%) 110 (57.6) 33 (55.9) 77 (58.3) .75
Race, No. (%)
African American 34 (17.8) 15 (25.4) 19 (14.4) .06
White 149 (78.0) 41 (69.5) 108 (81.8) .11
Other 8 (4.2) 3 (5.1) 5 (3.8) .92
Ethnicity, No. (%)
Hispanic 2 (1.0) 2 (3.4) 0 .03
Non-Hispanic 183 (95.8) 55 (93.2) 128 (97.0) .66
Unknown/chose not to answer 6 (3.1) 2 (3.4) 4 (3.0) .87
Preoperative cognitive impairment, No. (%) 54 (28.3) 27 (45.8) 27 (20.5) <.001
Duration of anesthesia, min Median (range), 258 (30-635) Mean (SD), 285 (144) Mean (SD), 256 (133) .18
Preoperative ASA score, mean (SD) 2.7 (0.6) 2.8 (0.6) 2.7(0.6) .29

Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System.