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Table 2 Domains with significant correlations of cognitive status to plasmatic Aβ1-42 concentrations, the absolute difference of Aβ1-42 before and after the operation and to the duration of anaesthesia (Spearman's correlation factor) in all patients and in the on-pump CABG and off-pump groups

From: Is postoperative cognitive decline after cardiac surgery associated with plasma beta amyloid 1–42 levels?

Postoperatively

Spearman's correlation factor (P value)

Aβ1-42

Preop

Aβ1-42

Postop

Absolute difference

Anaesthesia duration

All patients

    

 Construction (DRS)

− 0.068 (0.63)

− 0.203 (0.14)

0.264 (0.04)

0.049 (0.72)

 Conceptualisation (DRS)

− 0.168 (0.22)

0.375 (0.01)

− 0.18 (0.19)

0.125 (0.37)

 Total (DRS)

− 0.114 (0.41)

0.324 (0.02)

− 0.16 (0.25)

0.118 (0.40)

CABG

    

 Construction (DRS)

− 0.065 (0.71)

− 0.290 (0.10)

0.339 (0.04)

0.121 (0.50)

 Conceptualisation (DRS)

− 0.159 (0.37)

0.472 (< 0.001)

− 0.254 (0.15)

0.105 (0.55)

 Total (DRS)

− 0.085 (0.63)

0.362 (0.04)

− 0.204 (0.25)

0.098 (0.58)

OPCAB

    

 Memory (BG)

− 0.331 (0.15)

0.471 (0.04)

− 0.07 (0.77)

0.223 (0.34)

 Attention (DRS)

0.015 (0.95)

− 0.180 (0.45)

− 0.245 (0.30)

0.509 (0.02)

  1. Bold typing was used for statistically significant results, meaning that P* was < 0.005