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Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with the onset of delirium

From: Clinical characteristics associated with the onset of delirium among long-term nursing home residents

 

OR

95% CI

P value

 Age (SD)

1.00

0.98–1.01

0.57

 Male

0.96

0.75–1.23

0.75

 Stroke

1.03

0.79–1.34

0.82

 Parkinson’s disease

0.89

0.58–1.37

0.60

 Dementia

2.54

1.99–3.25

<.001

 Depression

0.95

0.72–1.24

0.68

 Pain

1.64

1.25–2.16

<.001

 Persistent pain

1.01

0.77–1.32

0.96

 Recent hospital stay

0.98

0.68–1.41

0.80

Function

 ADL score (SD)

0.98

0.90–1.06

0.61

 Bowel incontinence

1.25

0.98–1.60

0.08

Medications

 Mean number of medications

0.99

0.97–1.02

0.59

 Antidepressants

1.19

0.93–1.52

0.17

 Antipsychotics

1.88

1.40–2.51

<.001

 Anxiolytics

1.29

0.93–1.77

0.12

 Analgesics

0.80

0.60–1.08

0.14

  1. Results reaching statistical significance are bolded
  2. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; ADL = activities of daily living
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BMC Geriatrics

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