Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants with and without delirium.
| Variable | Patients without delirium (n=115) | Patients with delirium (n=32) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Age (years) | |||
| 60–74 | 81 (84.4) | 15 (15.6) | |
| >74 | 34 (66.7) | 17 (33.3) | .01 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 72 (82.8) | 15 (17.2) | |
| Female | 43 (71.7) | 17 (28.3) | .11 |
| Marital status | |||
| Unmarried | 36 (70.6) | 15 (29.4) | |
| Married | 79 (82.3) | 17 (17.7) | .10 |
| Living status | |||
| With family | 109 (79.6) | 28 (20.4) | |
| Alone | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | .23* |
| Educational status | |||
| Illiterate | 50 (68.5) | 23 (31.5) | |
| ≤High school | 53 (88.3) | 7 (11.7) | |
| >High school | 12 (85.7) | 2 (14.3) | .02 |
| Occupational status | |||
| Employed | 69 (87.3) | 10 (12.7) | |
| Unemployed | 46 (67.6) | 22 (32.4) | .004 |
| Department | |||
| Medical | 73 (74.5) | 25 (25.5) | |
| Surgical | 42 (85.7) | 7 (14.3) | .14* |
| Admission diagnosis | |||
| Cardiac | 32 (91.4) | 3 (8.6) | |
| Endocrine | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | |
| Gastrointestinal | 22 (75.9) | 7 (24.1) | |
| Hematologic | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Infection | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Musculoskeletal | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Neurologic | 17 (60.7) | 11 (39.3) | |
| Respiratory | 9 (75.0) | 3 (25.0) | |
| Urinary | 16 (88.9) | 2 (11.1) | |
| Vascular | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | .047* |
| Number of comorbidities | |||
| 0–2 | 94 (82.5) | 20 (17.5) | |
| 3–5 | 21 (63.6) | 12 (36.4) | .02 |
| Admission medications | |||
| <5 | 72 (79.1) | 19 (20.9) | |
| >5 | 43 (76.8) | 13 (23.2) | .74 |
| Katz Index 2 weeks before admission | |||
| Independent | 32 (78.0) | 9 (22.0) | |
| Dependent | 83 (78.3) | 23 (21.7) | .97 |
| SPMSQ at Admission | |||
| Intact | 83 (97.6) | 2 (2.4) | |
| Impaired | 32 (51.6) | 30 (48.4) | < .001 |
Data are number (percentage).
*
P value of Fisher exact test.