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Table 4 Factors related to chronic pathology

From: Risk factors for delirium in intensive care patients: a prospective cohort study

 

n

%

P*

univariate

multivariate

 

D

ND

D

ND

 

OR (CI)

OR (CI)

predisposing cognitive impairment

19/107

25/277

18%

9%

0.02

2.18 (1.14 to 4.14)

2.41 (1.21 to 4.79)

predisposing cardiac disease

36/72

112/193

50%

58%

0.15

0.72 (0.42 to 1.25)

 

predisposing pulmonary disease

18/72

47/190

25%

25%

0.54

1.01 (0.54 to 1.90)

 
  1. Categorical variables are presented in number per group and percentage.
  2. * P value of difference in groups, calculated with independent samples t-test for continuous variables, with Chi squared for categorical variables.
  3. CI = confidence interval; D = delirium group; ND = non-delirium group; OR = odds ratio.
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