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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anesth Analg. 2022 Feb 1;134(2):389–399. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005824

Table 3.

Summary of results for time point by age decade analyses (linear mixed models) of scores on each secondary outcome as well as the subtests of the NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery. (The primary outcome is not designed for evaluation of raw score). Least-squares means are covariate-adjusted (gender, race, education). P-values shown are not adjusted for multiple comparisons.

Test Scores Least-squares mean (standard error)
Age decade × time interaction 40–49 years 50–59 years 60–69 years 70–80 years
Secondary outcomes N = 20 N = 19 N = 13 N = 19
NIH Toolbox Composite1 F(9, 197) = 0.53, p = 0.85 Baseline 48.1 (1.5) 53.3 (1.5) 50.1 (1.9) 54 (1.5)
1 day 52.2 (1.5) 57.2 (1.5) 53.2 (1.9) 57.4 (1.5)
7 days 54.8 (1.5) 59.4 (1.5) 54.6 (1.9) 59.3 (1.5)
30 days 54.5 (1.5) 59.5 (1.5) 54.4 (1.9) 59.6 (1.5)
Logical memory immediate F(9, 201) = 0.81, p = 0.61 Baseline 14.6 (0.8) 14.4 (0.8) 12.9 (1) 14.2 (0.8)
1 day 17.9 (0.8) 17.4 (0.8) 15.8 (1) 17.4 (0.8)
7 days 19.8 (0.8) 19.5 (0.8) 18 (1) 18.2 (0.8)
30 days 19.8 (0.8) 19.8 (0.8) 17.4 (1) 19.4 (0.8)
Category fluency - animals F(9, 201) = 0.53, p = 0.85 Baseline 23.1 (1.6) 22.8 (1.6) 19.2 (2) 19.9 (1.6)
1 day 23.6 (1.6) 24.2 (1.6) 21 (2) 21.4 (1.6)
7 days 24.5 (1.6) 23.3 (1.6) 20.7 (2) 21 (1.6)
30 days 24 (1.6) 24.9 (1.6) 20.5 (2) 21.9 (1.6)
Trails A time F(9, 201) = 0.47, p = 0.90 Baseline 30.1 (2.5) 28.6 (2.6) 28 (3.2) 37.9 (2.6)
1 day 25.1 (2.5) 26.5 (2.6) 25.9 (3.2) 35.3 (2.6)
7 days 25.6 (2.5) 25.6 (2.6) 23.8 (3.2) 33.2 (2.6)
30 days 22.5 (2.5) 23.9 (2.6) 24.8 (3.2) 32.1 (2.6)
Trails B time F(9, 201) = 1.11, p = 0.36 Baseline 65.7 (8.5) 68.1 (8.8) 86 (10.7) 112.5 (8.7)
1 day 69.8 (8.5) 49.1 (8.8) 71.7 (10.7) 101.6 (8.7)
7 days 56.7 (8.5) 54.2 (8.8) 75.8 (10.7) 104.8 (8.7)
30 days 54.6 (8.5) 50.5 (8.8) 81 (10.7) 87.7 (8.7)
Logical memory delayed F(9, 201) = 1.31, p = 0.24 Baseline 14.3 (0.8) 13.1 (0.9) 12.1 (1) 13.7 (0.8)
1 day 17.3 (0.8) 17.2 (0.9) 14.6 (1) 17 (0.8)
7 days 19.2 (0.8) 18.9 (0.9) 16.9 (1) 18.1 (0.8)
30 days 18.8 (0.8) 19.3 (0.9) 18.1 (1) 19 (0.8)
CVLT delayed recall F(9, 201) = 1.46, p = 0.16 Baseline 10.7 (0.6) 10.7 (0.6) 9.2 (0.8) 9.4 (0.6)
1 day 13.4 (0.6) 13.5 (0.6) 12.2 (0.8) 11.5 (0.6)
7 days 14.5 (0.6) 14.7 (0.6) 13.2 (0.8) 11.7 (0.6)
30 days 14.4 (0.6) 15.1 (0.6) 12.9 (0.8) 12.1 (0.6)
NIH Toolbox subtests
Dimensional change card sort1 F(9, 197) = 0.62, p = 0.78 Baseline 40.9 (2.5) 46.1 (2.6) 54.1 (3.2) 50.3 (2.6)
1 day 47.1 (2.5) 47.8 (2.6) 54.6 (3.2) 53.1 (2.6)
7 days 48 (2.5) 50.1 (2.7) 57.2 (3.2) 55 (2.6)
30 days 47.3 (2.5) 52.1 (2.6) 58.9 (3.2) 54.3 (2.6)
Flanker inhibitory control and attention1 F(9, 197) = 0.66, p = 0.74 Baseline 39.3 (2.7) 43.2 (2.9) 42 (3.5) 55.6 (2.8)
1 day 39.7 (2.7) 43.7 (2.9) 41.7 (3.5) 59.7 (2.8)
7 days 42.8 (2.7) 46.3 (2.9) 44.3 (3.5) 59.3 (2.8)
30 days 42.7 (2.7) 47.2 (2.9) 45.3 (3.5) 61.1 (2.8)
Picture sequence memory1 F(9, 197) = 3.09, p = 0.0017 Baseline 50 (2.4) 51.8 (2.5) 45.3 (3) 44.9 (2.4)
1 day 59.7 (2.4) 63.5 (2.5) 54.6 (3) 46.7 (2.4)
7 days 66 (2.4) 66.2 (2.5) 55.1 (3.1) 49.1 (2.4)
30 days 65.8 (2.4) 63.4 (2.5) 51.9 (3.1) 52 (2.4)
List sorting working memory1 F(9, 197) = 0.66, p = 0.75 Baseline 50.1 (2.2) 54.3 (2.3) 52.7 (2.8) 50 (2.2)
1 day 52.6 (2.2) 56.8 (2.3) 54.7 (2.8) 53.7 (2.2)
7 days 55.2 (2.2) 58.8 (2.3) 53.3 (2.8) 54.9 (2.2)
30 days 54.4 (2.2) 58.9 (2.3) 54.9 (2.8) 52.3 (2.2)
Oral reading recognition2 F(9, 196) = 1.04, p = 0.41 Baseline 57.9 (2.4) 62.7 (2.5) 51.5 (3.1) 58.9 (2.5)
1 day 58.4 (2.4) 62.3 (2.5) 52.5 (3.1) 61 (2.5)
7 days 57.1 (2.4) 63 (2.5) 52.8 (3.1) 61.2 (2.5)
30 days 58.4 (2.4) 62.9 (2.5) 51.6 (3.1) 63.9 (2.5)
Picture vocabulary3 F(9, 192) = 1.59, p = 0.12 Baseline 54.1 (3.3) 61.5 (3.4) 50.6 (4.2) 64.9 (3.4)
1 day 53.8 (3.3) 64 (3.5) 52.9 (4.2) 65.9 (3.4)
7 days 56.1 (3.3) 63.6 (3.5) 52.9 (4.2) 66 (3.4)
30 days 54.2 (3.3) 66.9 (3.4) 51.3 (4.2) 64.9 (3.4)
Pattern comparison processing speed4 F(9, 196) = 0.54, p = 0.85 Baseline 44.4 (3.1) 53.4 (3.2) 54.2 (3.9) 53.1 (3.1)
1 day 54.1 (3.1) 62.3 (3.2) 61.2 (3.9) 62.8 (3.1)
7 days 58.5 (3.1) 67.9 (3.2) 66 (3.9) 70.2 (3.1)
30 days 58.5 (3.1) 64.9 (3.2) 66.7 (3.9) 70 (3.1)
1

Data were missing for all NIH Toolbox tests for 2 participants at 1 occasion, and for 1 participants at 2 occasions. N was 18 for 50–59 years at 1 day and 7 days, and 12 for 60–69 years at 7 days and 30 days.

2

Data were missing for an additional participant in the 70–80 years group on the 30 day assessment. N was 18 for 50–59 years at 1 day and 7 days, 12 for 60–69 years at 7 days and 30 days, and 18 for 70–80 years at 30 days.

3

Data were missing for 5 additional participants at one time point for each participant. N was 18 for 50–59 years at 1 day, N was 17 for 50–59 years at 7 days, N was 12 for 60–69 years at 7 days and 30 days, N was 17 for 70–80 years at 1 day, N was 18 for 70–80 years at 7 days, and N was 18 for 70–80 years at 30 days.

4

Data were missing for an additional participant in the 50–59 years group on the 30 day assessment. N was 18 for 50–59 years at 1 day, 7 days, and 30 days, and 12 for 60–69 years at 7 days and 30 days.