Table 2

Cognitive domains and neuropsychological tests at baseline and four days after surgery

Off-pump groupOn-pump group
DomainTestMain variableBaselineDay 4BaselineDay 4
All values are raw data and presented as medians, with 10th and 90th centiles in parentheses.
Verbal memory, learningRey auditory verbal learningTotal score trial 1–536 (25–48)35 (25–46)36 (26–48)35 (24–46)
Verbal memory, retrievalRey auditory verbal learningDelayed recall score6 (3–9)6 (3–9)6 (3–10)5 (3–9)
Motor capacityGrooved pegboardTime dominant hand (s)106 (88–137)108 (90–161)104 (91–141)109 (92–142)
Divided attentionTrail making test part A and BTime trail B (s)83 (49–153)83 (48–159)84 (52–154)89 (57–149)
Working memory speedSternberg memory comparisonTime 4 character chart (s)59 (43–88)56 (40–87)57 (43–87)54 (42–73)
Visuospatial capacityLine orientation testTotal score24 (17–29)24 (17–29)24 (18–28)24 (18–29)
Selective attentionStroop colour word testTime C–time B (s)43 (23–76)44 (23–75)40 (23–77)39 (22–74)