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Table 3  Sensitivity analysis

From: Efficacy of quetiapine for delirium prevention in hospitalized older medical patients: a randomized double-blind controlled trial

  Placebo (n = 57) Quetiapine (n = 57) OR (95% CI) Interaction Effect, P-value
Age group
<  75 years (n = 54) n = 28 n = 26   .481 for delirium incidence
1.0 for 30-day mortality
0.057 for 90-day mortality
Delirium incidence, n (%) 3 (10.7) 3 (11.5) 1.09 (0.20–5.94)
Mortality, n (%)    
 30 days 2 (7.1) 1 (3.8) 0.52 (0.04–6.10)
 90 days 7 (25.0) 2 (7.7) 0.25 (0.05–1.34)
≥ 75 years (n = 60) n = 29 n = 31  
Delirium incidence, n (%) 2 (6.9) 5 (16.1) 2.60 (0.46–14.59)
Mortality, n (%)    
 30 days 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.00
 90 days 2 (6.9) 5 (16.1) 2.60 (0.46–14.59)
Length of hospital stay
≤ 5 days (n = 61) n = 35 n = 26   .938 for delirium incidence
.998 30-day mortality
.088 for 90-day mortality
Delirium incidence, n (%) 2 (5.7) 2 (7.7) 1.38 (0.18–10.46)
Mortality, n (%)    
 30 days 1 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 0.00
 90 days 3 (8.6) 4 (15.4) 1.94 (0.40–9.53)
>  5 days (n = 53) n = 22 n = 31  
Delirium incidence, n (%) 3 (13.6) 6 (19.4) 1.52 (0.34–6.87)
Mortality, n (%)    
 30 days 1 (4.5) 1 (3.2) 0.70 (0.04–11.83)
 90 days 6 (27.3) 3 (9.7) 0.29 (0.06–1.30)
  1. n number, OR Odds ratios, CI Confidence Interval, P P-value