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Patients included probable (n = 95)
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Patients included possible (n = 21)
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P-value
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Patients included total (n = 116)
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Patients excluded (n = 43)
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P-value
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Age, years
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76.0 (73.0–80.0)
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72.0 (71.0–76.5)
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0.02a
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75.4 ± 6.2
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72.8 ± 7.8
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NSa
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Sex, m/f (m %)
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51/44 (57.9)
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11/10 (52.4)
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NSb
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62/54 (53.4)
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29/14 (67.4)
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NSb
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Hypertension, n (%)
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60 (63.2)
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8 (38.1)
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0.04b
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68 (58.6)
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22 (51.2)
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NSb
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Diabetes, n (%)
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24 (25.3)
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8 (38.1)
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NSb
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32 (27.6)
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13 (30.2)
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NSb
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Ischemic heart disease, n (%)
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24 (25.3)
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4 (19.1)
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NSb
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28 (24.1)
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7 (26.3)
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NSb
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Stroke, n (%)
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5 (5.3)
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6 (28.6)
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< 0.01b
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11 (9.5)
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4 (9.3)
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NSb
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MMSE-SR, Scores (0–30)
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26.0 (22.8–28.0) n = 94
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25.0 (23.0–28.0)
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NSa
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26.0 (23.0–28.0) n = 115
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27.0 (23.0–28.0) n = 37
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NSa
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Total iNPH scale score preop (0–100)
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53.5 ± 15.7
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44.0 ± 20.0
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0.02c
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51.8 ± 16.9
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55.7 ± 17.5 n = 34
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NSc
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Volume drained at CSF TT (ml)
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48.0 (44.0–50.0) n = 88
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50.0 (45.0–50.0) n = 15
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NSa
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48.0 (44.0–50.0) n = 103
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47.5 (41.8–50.0) n = 20
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NSa
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Opening Pressure CSF TT (cmH2O)
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15.0 (12.0–18.0)
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17.8 (15.5–23.0) n = 14
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0.01a
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15.0 (12.5–18.0) n = 109
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18.0 (15.0–22.0) n = 23
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0.01a
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Duration baseline to surgery, (days)
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120.0 (99.0–157.0)
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135.0 (116.0–177.0)
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NSa
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126.0 (102.3–159.0)
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133.0 (100.5–171.8) n = 34
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NSa
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Duration surgery to follow-up, (days)
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107.0 (90.0–131.0)
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97.0 (87.0–120.5)
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NSa
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104.0 (90.0–127.5)
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108.0 (93.3–191.8) n = 26
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NSa
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Shunt adjustment before follow-up, n (%)
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16 (16.8)
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2 (9.5)
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NSb
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18 (15.5)
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10 (24.4) n = 41
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NSb
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Shunt revision before follow-up, n (%)
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8 (8.4)
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3 (14.3)
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NSb
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11 (9.5)
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13 (31.7) n = 41
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< 0.01b
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- MMSE-SR, Mini Mental State Examination Swedish revision, CSF TT, cerebrospinal fluid tap test
- aIndependent samples Mann–Whitney U test, bChi square test, ct-test. Values are presented with median and interquartile range (IQR), mean ± SD or as proportions (%). P ≤ 0.05
