Total Delirium (n=39) No delirium (n=61) P
N % N %
Age 0.01
65-74 years 63 21 54 42 69
75-85 years 29 11 28 18 30
>85 years 8 7 18 1 2
Sex (men) 60 21 52 39 64 0.32
Setting
Medical 53 25 64 28 46 0.08
Surgical 47 14 36 33 54
Hypertension 68 26 67 42 69 0.82
Diabetes 59 23 59 36 59 1.0
History of stroke 14 8 21 6 10 0.13
Pain 48 18 47 30 49 0.77
Constipation 9 5 13 4 7 0.48
Abnormal electrolytes 59 31 80 28 46 <0.01
Hyponatremia 50 26 67 24 39 <0.01
Metabolic disturbance 44 20 51 24 39 0.24
Prolonged hospital stay 19 14 34 5 8 0.001
Death 11 11 28 0 0 0.000
Polypharmacy 87 34 87 53 87 0.97
Potentially inappropriate medication usage 26 11 28 15 25 0.69