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. 2016 Jan 18;11:55–63. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S100576

Table 2.

Health status of participating delirious and nondelirious discharged older adults

Variables No delirium (n=20) Delirium (n=94) P-value
Sex
 Male/female (n=114) 32/62 8/12 0.612b
Age
 Average (SD) 83.2 (7.2) 83.5 (7.2) 0.875c
Edmonton Frailty Scale (EFS)
 Average (SD) 7.96 (2.6) 10.05 (3.3) <0.001c,*
 Range 1–17 1–17
Frail vs not fraild
 Frail (%) 71 (75.5) 18 (90.0) 0.235e
 Not frail (%) 23 (24.5) 2 (10.0)
Health status
 Cognitive impairment, MMSE (SD) 24.57 (4.3) 19.20 (5.4) <0.001c,*
 Functional status, IADL (SD) 20.59 (5.6) 23.70 (6.0) 0.029c,*
 Comorbidities, CIRS-G (SD) 13.68 (3.2) 14.25 (2.5) 0.458c
 Average no daily medications (SD) 6.30 (3.1) 6.30 (2.6) 0.997c

Notes:

b

Pearson’s chi-squared test.

c

Student’s t-test.

d

Based on EFS, frail ≥6 points.

e

Fisher’s exact test.

*

Significance P≤0.05.

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; CIRS-G, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics.