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Table 3 Distribution of delirium motor subtypes in studies with 3 or 2 motoric subtypes

From: Distribution of delirium motor subtypes in the intensive care unit: a systematic scoping review

Delirium motor subtype

Studies reporting on outcome (n)

Delirious patients in studies reporting on outcome (n)

Pooled proportion (%)

95% CI

Distribution of delirium motor subtypes

 Studies reporting 3 motoric subtypes

  Hypoactive*

111

11,663

50.3

46.0–54.7

  Hyperactive**

109

11,626

22.7

19.0–26.5

  Mixed

108

11,509

27.7

24.1–31.3

 Studies reporting 2 motoric subtypes***

  Hypoactive

19

2434

61.4

49.2–73.5

  Hyperactive

19

2434

38.6

26.5–50.8

  1. *Three studies only had data on distribution of the hypoactive delirium motor subtype
  2. **One study only had data on distribution of the hyperactive delirium motor subtype
  3. ***These studies only discriminated between hypoactive and hyperactive delirium motor subtype
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