Table 4.
Primary and secondary outcomes of COVID-19 patients with and without altered mental status
| Altered mental status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (N = 637) | Yes (N = 73) | Total (N = 710) | OR [CI] | p value | |
| In-hospital mortality | 94 (14.8%) | 22 (30.1%) | 116 (16.3%) | 2.139 [1.121–3.999] | 0.019 |
| ICU admission | 256 (40.2%) | 32 (43.8%) | 288 (40.6%) | 2.593 [1.519–4.411] | < 0.001 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 118 (18.5%) | 20 (27.4%) | 138 (19.4%) | 2.060 [1.092–3.805] | 0.023 |
| New dialysis | 53 (8.3%) | 14 (19.2%) | 67 (9.4%) | 2.047 [0.929–4.284] | 0.065 |
| Discharge destinationa | < 0.001 | ||||
| Home | 435 (80.1%) | 25 (49.0%) | 460 (77.4%) | ||
| Other | 108 (19.9%) | 26 (51.0%) | 134 (22.6%) | 2.749 [1.532–5.015] | |
ICU intensive care unit
aCalculation only included patients who survived hospitalization (n = 543 for non-AMS, n = 51 for AMS, n = 594 for total)