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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Increased CSF levels of aromatic amino acids in hip fracture patients with delirium suggests higher monoaminergic activity

 

No delirium (n = 24)

Delirium (n = 53)

P-value

Age, median (IQR)

84 (70–89)

86 (81–90)

0.21

Gender, male (%)

7 (29)

16 (30)

0.93

APACHE II, median (IQR)a

8 (6–10)

9 (8–11)

0.10

IQCODE, median (IQR)

3.1 (3.0–3.6)

4.3 (3.3–4.8)

<0.001

Dementia (%)

3 (13)

35 (66)

<0.001

ADL, median (IQR)

19.5 (18–20)

16 (12–19)

<0.001

CCI, median (IQR)

1 (0–2)

1 (0–2)

0.96

  1. aArterial blood gas and hematocrit omitted from formula
  2. IQR interquartile range, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, IQCODE Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly, ADL activities of daily living, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index score
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