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. 2021 Nov 12;22:945. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04825-1

Table 2.

Detailed data on potential predictors for delirium following total joint arthroplasty and the outcomes of meta-analysis

Variable No. of studies Pooled OR (95% CI) Statistical P-value Effects model
Heterogeneity
I2 (%) Chi2
Demographic predictors
Gender (male) 13 1.14 (0.88, 1.47) 44 0.05 0.33 Fixed
Advanced age 10 3.81(1.80, 5.83) a 86 <  0.00001 0.0002 Random
Education 2 −0.18 (−1.03, 0.67) a 0 0.68 0.68 Fixed
BMI 4 −0.19 (− 0.37, 0.74) a 0 0.88 0.51 Fixed
Smoking 3 1.18 (0.68, 2.04) 0 0.94 0.56 Fixed
Alcohol abuse 4 1.29 (0.42, 3.91) 83 0.0006 0.65 Random
Physical status-related predictors
Preoperative MMSE score 6 −0.40(−0.69, −0.12) a 16 0.31 0.006 Fixed
Diabetes 4 2.02 (1.15, 3.55) 0 0.87 0.01 Fixed
Hypertension 4 2.26 (1.31, 3.89) 0 0.91 0.003 Fixed
Ischemic heart disease heart disease 2 0.77 (0.17, 3.41) 0 0.73 0.73 Fixed
Stroke 2 14.61(5.26, 40.55) 41 0.19 <  0.00001 Fixed
Dementia 3 24.85 (7.26, 85.02) 0 0.88 < 0.00001 Fixed
Psychiatric illness 4 2.72 (1.45, 5.08) 0 0.91 0.002 Fixed
Hyperlipidemia 2 0.99 (0.55, 1.79) 0 0.97 0.98 Fixed
Surgical site infection 2 5.09 (0.29, 90.26) 81 0.02 0.27 Random
Deep vein thrombosis 2 10.77 (0.04, 2680.35) 92 0.0003 0.4 Random
Surgery-related predictors
General anesthesia 5 1.31 (0.92, 1.86) 48 0.1 0.14 Fixed
Spinal/epidural anesthesia 4 0.69 (0.46, 1.05) 0 0.78 0.08 Fixed
Operation time 3 0.68 (−7.30, 8.66) a 57 0.1 0.87 Random
Intraoperative blood loss 4 8.01 (−71.43, 87.46) a 75 0.008 0.84 Random
Knee arthroplasty 4 1.28 (0.87, 1.88) 6 0.36 0.22 Fixed
Hip arthroplasty 4 0.78 (0.53, 1.15) 6 0.36 0.22 Fixed
Drug-related predictors
Use of sedative-hypnotics 3 6.42 (2.53, 16.27) 0 0.57 < 0.0001 Fixed
Laboratory predictors
Preoperative levels of hemoglobin 4 −0.56 (−0.89, −0.22) a 52 0.1 0.001 Random
Preoperative levels of creatinine 2 −0.80 (−7.22, 5.62) a 56 0.13 0.81 Random
Postoperative day 1 sodium 2 −0.17 (−1.73, 1.38) a 0 0.85 0.83 Fixed
Postoperative day 1 potassium 2 0.08 (−0.14, 0.29) a 0 0.52 0.48 Fixed
Postoperative day 1 hemoglobin 2 −0.57 (−1.44, 0.30) a 57 0.13 0.2 Random
Postoperative day 3 sodium 2 −1.27 (−2.67, 0.13) a 0 0.79 0.08 Fixed
Postoperative day 3 potassium 2 −0.06 (−0.23, 0.10) a 0 0.63 0.45 Fixed
Postoperative day 3 hemoglobin 2 −0.66 (−1.88, 0.56) a 61 0.11 0.29 Random

a Mean difference effect estimate, MMSE mini mental state examination, BMI body mass index, CI confidence intervals, I2 inconsistency value, OR odd ratio, P-value probability value, Fixed Fixed-effect model, Random Random-effect model