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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Mar 22;58(4):643–649. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02762.x

Table 3.

Delirium and Risk of Functional Decline

Rate of Functional Decline* Risk of Functional Decline

With delirium n/N (%) Without delirium n/N (%) Unadjusted Risk Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Risk Ratio (95% CI)
1-month
1-month functional decline* 37/74 (50%) 28/105 (27%) 1.9 (1.3, 2.8) 1.8 (1.2, 2.6)
12-month
1-month functional decline* 16/78 (21%) 11/100 (11%) 1.9 (0.9, 3.8) 1.5 (0.6, 3.3)

CI – Confidence Interval

*

Functional decline is defined as a decline of ≥2 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) points at the follow up assessment relative to the preoperative assessment

Risk of functional decline in those with delirium relative to those without delirium

Adjusted analyses use Poisson regression to adjust for age, Charlson Comorbidity Index, Mini Mental State Examination, and baseline IADL scores