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Table 3 Variables related to physical condition of patients analyzed in univariateanalysis

From: Cortisol levels and neuropsychiatric diagnosis as markers of postoperative delirium:a prospective cohort study

Variable

Nondelirious (n= 72)

Delirious (n= 41)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

Peripheral vascular diseasea

11 (15.28%)

12 (29.27%)

2.29 (0.92 to 5.74)

0.076

Urea concentration (mmol/l)a

5.6 (4.9 to 7.15)

6.5 (5.5 to 7.7)

1.19 (1.02 to 1.39)

0.008

Creatinine concentration (μmol/l)a

74 (62.5 to 90)

78.5 (70 to 99.5)

1.01 (0.99 to 1.03)

0.041

Anemiaa, b

7 (9.72%)

11 (26.83%)

3.40 (1.25 to 9.30)

0.017

Atrial fibrillationc

3 (4.17%)

12 (29.3%)

5.70 (2.13 to 15.31)

0.001

Cerebrovascular diseasea

2 (2.78%)

4 (9.76%)

3.78 (0.73 to 19.50)

0.112

Arterial hypertensiona

59 (81.94%)

94 (85.37%)

1.29 (0.45 to 3.68)

0.640

Diabetesa

24 (33.33%)

15 (36.59%)

1.15 (0.52 to 2.57)

0.727

NYHA grade ≥ 3a

11 (15.28%)

7 (17.07%)

1.14 (0.41 to 3.22)

0.802

CCS degree ≥ 3a

30 (41.67%)

23 (56.10%)

1.79 (0.83 to 3.87)

0.139

  1. Data presented as n (%); for continuous variables the median andinterquartile range is given. CCS, Canadian Cardiovascular Society; CI, confidenceinterval; NYHA, New York Heart Association. aPreoperative variable.bHemoglobin concentration < 10 mg/dl. cPostoperativevariable.