Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study subjects: N = 132.

CHARACTERISTICSPATIENTS WITH HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED DELIRIUM, N (%)N = 20NON-DELIRIOUS PATIENTS, N (%) N = 112P VALUE
Age > 80 y10 (50.0)53 (47.3).81
Sex, male10 (50.0)64 (57.1).62
Dementia5 (25.0)10 (8.9).05*
Cognitive impairment, no dementia2 (10.0)12 (10.7)> .99
Stroke4 (20.0)31 (27.7).58
Abnormal Mini-Cog score13 (65.0)32 (28.6).004*
Abnormal clock drawing17 (85.0)55 (49.1).003*
Functional impairment9 (45.0)36 (32.1).31
  • * These values are statistically significant.