Table 1

- Baseline characteristics.

VariablesAll patientsDeliriumNo deliriumP-value
Number of patients (%)165 (100)24 (14.5)141 (85.5)-
Gender (male) (%)120 (72.7)13 (54.2)107 (75.9)0.028
Age (years), mean±SD55 ± 1860.0 ± 2354 ± 170.147
Marital status (married) (%)139 (84.2)20 (83.3)119 (84.4)0.45
Height, mean±SD165 ± 9166 ± 10164 ± 90.95
Weight, mean±SD75 ± 1579 ± 2274 ± 130.25
Body mass index, mean±SD27.5 ± 5.628.8 ± 6.727.2 ± 5.60.35
Educational level (illiterate)(%)41 (24.8)9 (37.5)32 (22.7)0.14
Occupational status (employed) (%)61 (37.0)5 (20.8)56 (39.7)0.031
Living status (with family) (%)104 (63.0)20 (83.3)84 (59.6)0.012
Smoking (%)43 (26.1)6 (25.0)37 (26.2)0.54
Pain (%)74 (44.9)10 (41.7)64 (45.4)0.26
Malnutrition (%)14 (8.5)7 (29.2)7 (5.0)0.001
Urinary catheter (%)61(37.0)18 (75.0)43 (30.5)0.001
Infection (%)33 (20.0)12 (50.0)21 (14.9)<0.001
Invasive procedure (%)94 (57.0)15 (62.5)79 (56.0)0.45
Surgery (%)13 (7.9)2 (8.3)11 (7.8)0.61
Chronic kidney disease (%)26 (15.8)4 (16.7)22 (15.6)0.59
Home medication (none) (%)21 (12.7)2 (8.3)19 (13.5)0.007
Hypertension (%)83 (50.3)13 (54.2)70 (49.6)0.44
Dyslipidemia %)25 (15.2)2 (8.3)23 (16.3)0.24
Stroke (%)14 (8.5)2 (8.3)12 (8.5)0.61
Heart failure (%)23 (13.9)4 (16.7)19 (13.5)0.52
Liver failure (%)3 (1.8)2 (8.3)1 (0.7)0.004
Acute renal failure (%)19 (11.5)4 (16.7)15 (10.6)0.057
Intubation (%)25 (15.2)10 (41.7)15 (10.6)0.001
Diabetes (%)67 (40.6)9 (37.5)58 (41.1)0.28
White blood count, mean±SD12 ± 911 ± 413 ± 90.52
Hemoglobin, mean±SD11.9 ± 310.8 ± 312.1 ± 30.048
Sodium, mean±SD139 ± 7139 ± 9139 ± 70.87
Potassium, mean±SD4.1 ± 0.74.1 ± 0.64.1 ± 0.70.75
Calcium, mean±SD2.1 ± 0.42.0 ± 0.42.2 ± 0.30.23
Random blood sugar, mean±SD158 ± 111139 ± 82161 ± 1160.42
PH, mean±SD7.39 ± 0.097.42 ± 0.147.38 ± 0.090.22
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, mean±SD39 ± 1037 ± 739 ± 110.40
Alanine aminotransferase, mean±SD46 ± 3545 ± 2946 ± 360.93
Aspartate aminotransferase, mean±SD77 ± 12473 ± 10477 ± 1270.91
Creatinine, mean±SD124 ± 139136 ± 174122 ± 1330.67
Urea, mean±SD14.4 ± 4110.2 ± 815 ± 440.60
Prothrombin time, mean±SD13.9 ± 416 ± 514 ± 30.011
Partial thromboplastin time, mean±SD42 ± 8036 ± 1243 ± 870.74
International normalized ratio, mean±SD2 ± 91.4 ± 0.42.1 ± 9.50.74
Bicarbonate, mean±SD24 ± 624 ± 724 ± 60.79
Partial pressure of oxygen, mean±SD61 ± 3978 ± 3258 ± 40.068
Absence of CAD (%)18 (10.9)6 (25.0)12 (8.5)0.009
Ischemic cardiomyopathy (%)14 (8.5)2 (8.3)12 (8.5)0.47
Valvular heart disease, n(%)3 (1.8)0 (0.00)3 (2.1)0.71
Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (%)10 (6.1)1 (4.2)9 (6.4)0.70
Atrial fibrillation (%)3 (1.8)2 (8.3)1 (0.7)0.036
Electrocardiogram, sinus rhythm (%)129 (78.2)19 (79.2)110 (78.0)0.56
Ejection fraction, mean±SD39.5 ± 1341.4 ± 1639.4 ± 120.67
Pulmonary artery systolic pressure, mean±SD35 ± 736 ± 634 ± 90.91
Normal diastolic function (%)43 (26.1)6 (25.0)37 (26.2)0.35
  • Pain: score ≥4 on numerical rating scale between 0-10, infection: confirmed with positive culture, heart failure: EF <40%,CAD: coronary artery disease