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Table 1 Baseline variables

From: Overtime work of anesthesiologists is associated with increased delirium in older patients admitted to intensive care unit after noncardiac surgery: a secondary analysis

Variable

All patients (n = 700)

Overtime work of anesthesiologists

P value

No (n = 419)

Yes (n = 281)

Demographics

 Age, years

74.3 ± 6.8

75.0 ± 6.9

73.4 ± 6.6

0.002

 Female sex

277 (39.6)

181 (43.2)

96 (34.2)

0.017

 Body mass index, kg/m2

23.7 ± 3.9

23.6 ± 3.9

23.8 ± 3.9

0.513

 Education, years

9.0 (6.0, 12.0)

9.0 (6.0, 12.0)

9.0 (6.0, 12.0)

0.903

Preoperative comorbidity

 Previous stroke

161 (23.0)

97 (23.2)

64 (22.8)

0.908

 Hypertension

446 (63.7)

286 (68.3)

160 (56.9)

0.002

 Coronary heart disease

232 (33.1)

148 (35.3)

84 (29.9)

0.135

 Arrhythmia

131 (18.7)

80 (19.1)

51 (18.1)

0.754

 COPD

42 (6.0)

24 (5.7)

18 (6.4)

0.711

 Asthma

14 (2.0)

10 (2.4)

4 (1.4)

0.372

 Diabetes mellitus

190 (27.1)

117 (27.9)

73 (26.0)

0.571

 Obesity

60 (8.6)

36 (8.6)

24 (8.5)

0.974

 Liver diseasea

19 (2.7)

8 (1.9)

11 (3.9)

0.110

 Renal injuryb

35 (5.0)

19 (4.5)

16 (5.7)

0.490

Previous surgery

398 (56.9)

248 (59.2)

150 (53.4)

0.128

Smokingc

176 (25.1)

93 (22.2)

83 (29.5)

0.028

Alcoholismd

63 (9.0)

29 (6.9)

34 (12.1)

0.019

Chronic use of analgesics or benzodiazepines

61 (8.7)

39 (9.3)

22 (7.8)

0.497

Charlson Comorbidity Indexe

3.0 (2.0, 3.0)

2.0 (2.0, 3.0)

3.0 (2.0, 3.0)

0.146

ASA physical status

   

0.728

 Class II

398 (56.9)

236 (56.3)

162 (57.7)

 

 Class III

302 (43.1)

183 (43.7)

119 (42.3)

 

Preoperative laboratory tests

 Hematocrit < 30%

106 (15.1)

66 (15.8)

40 (14.2)

0.583

 Albumin < 30 g/L

50 (7.1)

19 (4.5)

31 (11.0)

0.001

 Glucose < 4.0 or > 10.0 mM/L

57 (8.1)

35 (8.4)

22 (7.8)

0.804

 Na+ < 135.0 or > 145.0 mM/L

67 (9.6)

37 (8.8)

30 (10.7)

0.416

 K+ < 3.5 or > 5.5 mM/L

73 (10.4)

44 (10.5)

29 (10.3)

0.939

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, number (%), or median (IQR). P values in bold indicate < 0.05
  2. COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists
  3. aAlanine aminotransferase and/or aspartate aminotransferase higher than five times of the normal upper limit
  4. bSerum creatinine level ≥ 177 µmol/L
  5. cDaily smoking of cigarettes up to half a pack for at least 2 years
  6. dTwo drinks or more daily, or weekly consumption of the equivalent of 150 mL of alcohol
  7. eAccording to the Charlson Comorbidity Index without age [22]