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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Intra-operative events during cardiac surgery are risk factors for the development of delirium in the ICU

Variable

All

(n = 194)

Delirium

(n = 50)

No delirium

(n = 144)

p Value

Age, years

66 (23–92)

67 (23–86)

65 (25–92)

0.78

Male sex

147 (76 %)

38 (76 %)

109 (76 %)

1.00

Weight, kg

79 (38–170)

77 (47–135)

79 (38–170)

0.64

Height, cm

172 (147–198)

172 (149–185)

172 (147–198)

0.51

History of alcohol abuse

   

0.65

 Suspected

18 (9.5 %)

3 (6.1 %)

15 (11 %)

 

 Proven

6 (3.2 %)

3 (6.1 %)

3 (2.1 %)

 

History of neurological and/or psychiatric disease

39 (23 %)

14 (29 %)

25 (20 %)

0.23

History of delirium

4 (2.1 %)

3 (6.0 %)

1 (0.7 %)

0.056

  1. Values are given as median (range) or number (percent)