Table 1.
Participants characteristics (n = 100).
| Continuous variables | Median | iQr |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 60 | 49.5–71.5 |
| HADS | 10 | 6–14 |
| MMSE (n = 79) | 28 | 26–30 |
| DSST (n = 97) | 50 | 38–62 |
| SVFT (n = 98) | 18 | 14–21 |
| C-reactive protein level at admission (n = 96) | 90 | 52–147.2 |
| Categorical variables | n | % |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 71 | 71.0 |
| Women | 29 | 29.0 |
| ICU admission | 31 | 31.0 |
| Need for oxygen therapy at admission | 73 | 73.0 |
| Cognitive complaints (n = 100) | 29 | 29.0 |
| HADS anxiety score (n = 98) | ||
| ≤ 8 | 67 | 68.4 |
| >8; ≤ 11 | 17 | 17.3 |
| >11 | 14 | 14.3 |
| HADS depression score (n = 98) | ||
| ≤ 8 | 76 | 77.5 |
| >8; ≤ 11 | 14 | 14.3 |
| >11 | 8 | 8.2 |
HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SVFT, Semantic Verbal Fluency Test; DSST, Digit Symbol Substitution Test; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; MMSE, Mini Mental Status Examination; iQr, interquartile range. The SVFT score is the number of correct generated words in 60 s and the DSST score is the number of correctly matched symbols in 120 s.