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. 2008 Feb 18;12(1):R16. doi: 10.1186/cc6790

Table 3.

Subgroup analysis for the incidence of delirium with CAM-ICU and NEECHAM Confusion Scale

n = 172 patients CAM-ICU P value NEECHAM scale P value
Age Under 65 years, n = 98 22.4% 0.31 23.5% 0.24
65 years or older, n = 74 16.2% 16.2%
Gender Male, n = 102 18.6% 0.65 19.6% 0.77
Female, n = 70 21.4% 21.4%
Category of admittance Cardiac surgery, n = 40 15.0% 0.20 10.0% 0.08
Other surgery, n = 64 15.6% 18.8%
Internal medicine, n = 68 26.5% 27.9%

P value of the difference was calculated with the chi-square test. CAM-ICU, Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit; NEECHAM, Neelon and Champagne.