Acute disease induced cognitive dysfunction in older patients – an unrecognized syndrome

BMC Geriatrics

Table 4 Odds ratios (with 95% confidence intervals) for changes in total MoCA scores < − 2 or > + 2 points

Variable	OR	95% CI
Age (difference to mean)	1.03	0.97–1.10
Male sex	1.34	0.52–3.48
Delirium during hospital stay	0.69	0.16–2.95
operation previous 14 days	0.63	0.24–1.65
Frailty	0.92	0.63–1.33
MNA-SF	0.99	0.82–1.18
MoCA score on admission	0.96	0.88–1.06

Multiple logistic regression analysis with changes in total MoCA scores < −2 or > + 2 points as dependent variables and all other variables as independent variables. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval

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