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Table 2 Mortality by delirium status (95%CI)

From: Key components of the delirium syndrome and mortality: greater impact of acute change and disorganised thinking in a prospective cohort study

 

Delirium status

Full delirium n = 56

Subsyndromal delirium n = 122

No delirium n = 179

Survival time%

 <6 months

62.50 (0.49, 0.76)

54.92 (0.46, 0.64)

49.72 (0.42, 0.57)

 >6 months

37.50 (0.24, 0.51)

45.08 (0.36, 0.54)

50.28 (0.43, 0.58)

Median survival time (months)

5.03 (2.30, 13.93)

21.16 (13.11, 29.04)

31.21 (23.66, NA)

  1. Percentage of eligible patients and 95% confidence intervals stratified into survival time less than or more than 6 months following hospital admission. Death was flagged by the UK Office of National Statistics and certified by a death certificate. Median length and 95% confidence intervals for survival time was calculated following hospital admission. Complete case = 357
  2. <, less than; >, more than; NA not available
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BMC Geriatrics

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