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Table 2 Past medical history

From: Cognitive impairment is undetected in medical inpatients: a study of mortality and recognition amongst healthcare professionals

 

Abnormal cognitive test results

Statistic

p value

Significant post-hoc differences

 

0

1

2

   
 

n = 55

n = 68

n = 77

   

Ischemic heart disease

43%

34%

27%

χ2(2, N = 200) = 3.05

0.22

-

Arrhythmia

39%

37%

30%

χ2(2, N = 200) = 1.45

0.49

-

Heart failure

24%

30%

29%

χ2(2, N = 200) = 0.81

0.67

-

Hypertension

47%

52%

47%

χ2(2, N = 200) = 0.37

0.83

-

COPD

26%

19%

16%

χ2(2, N = 200) = 2.00

0.37

-

Gastrointestinal disease

22%

18%

13%

χ2(2, N = 200) = 1.80

0.41

-

Stroke/TIA

19%

21%

21%

χ2(2, N = 200) = 0.16

0.92

-

Diabetes

22%

29%

18%

χ2(2, N = 200) = 2.63

0.27

-

Cancer, nonskin

31%

30%

25%

χ2(2, N = 200) = 0.72

0.70

-

Neurocognitive disorder

6%

4%

12%

χ2(2, N = 200) = 3.21

0.22

-

Drugs in chart, mean(SD)

7.1(3.8)

7.6(4.0)

6.6(3.7)

F(2, 197) = 1.20

0.30

-

Charlson comorbidity index, mean(SD)

2.3(1.7)

2.4(1.4)

2.1(1.5)

F(2, 197) = 0.77

0.47

-

  1. Past medical history of the three groups. TIA = transient ischemic attack. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.