Table 5.
One-Year Outcomes by Degree of RCD During Hospitalization*
| One-Year Outcome (N = 179) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree of RCD by original definition (points) | Improved MMSE n (%) | Unchanged MMSE n (%) | Declined MMSE n (%) | Subtotal n (%) | Missing n | Dead n | Total n |
| 3 | 8 (47) | 5 (29) | 4 (24) | 17 (100) | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 4 to 5 | 18 (40) | 12 (27) | 15 (33) | 45 (100) | 21 | 15 | 81 |
| ≥6 | 12 (40) | 4 (13) | 14 (47) | 30 (100) | 18 | 19 | 67 |
| Total | 38 | 21 | 33 | 92 | 47 | 40 | 179 |
| One-Year Outcome (N = 79) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree of RCD, alternative definition (points) | Improved MMSE n (%) | Unchanged MMSE n (%) | Declined MMSE n (%) | Subtotal n (%) | Missing n | Dead n | Total n |
| 5 | 4 (57) | 0 | 3 (43) | 7 (100) | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| ≥6 | 11 (42) | 4 (15) | 11 (42) | 26 (100) | 16 | 16 | 58 |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 24 | 22 | 79 |
*
RCD=recoverable cognitive dysfunction (Original definition = 3 or more points improvement in admission MMSE; Alternative definition = 5 or more points improvement in admission MMSE. See text for details.); MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; n = number of patients.