Table 1.
Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Study Participants.
| Characteristics | Delirium+, Mean (SD) |
Delirium−, Mean (SD) |
Delirium+ Versus Delirium− P Value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTI+ (n = 8) | UTI− (n = 22) | UTI+ (n = 11) | UTI− (n = 10) | ||
| Age, years (SD) | 76 (5) | 66 (14) | 61 (17) | 57 (18) | .04 |
| Women, n (%) | 5 (63%) | 10 (45%) | 6 (55%) | 2 (20%) | .4 |
| Positive SIRS criteria,a n (%) | 3 (38%) | 4 (18%) | 1 (9%) | 0 (0%) | .05 |
| Dementia, n (%) | 1 (13%) | 6 (27%) | 1 (9%) | 0 (0%) | .006 |
| Mild cognitive impairment, n (%) | 3 (38%) | 3 (14%) | 2 (18%) | 0 (0%) | .3 |
| Alcohol use disorder, n (%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (14%) | 1 (9%) | 2 (20%) | .7 |
| Poor vision, n (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | .8 |
| Hearing loss, n (%) | 2 (25%) | 12 (55%) | 3 (27%) | 2 (20%) | .2 |
| Mobility dependence, n (%) | 3 (38%) | 5 (23%) | 1 (9%) | 0 (0%) | .03 |
Abbreviations: SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; SD, standard deviation; UTI, urinary tract infection.
a
Positive SIRS criteria included meeting 2 or more of the following: temperature greater than 38°C or less than 36°C, heart rate greater than 90 beats per minute, respiratory rate greater than 20 breaths per minute, white blood count greater than 12 000 or less than 4000.