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Table 2 Demographics and delirium interview information of the patients

From: Delirium risk factors in hospitalized patient: a comprehensive evaluation of underlying diseases and medications in different wards of a large Urban Hospital Center in Iran

Factors

Delirium

P-value

Affected No. (%)

Not-affected No. (%)

 

Vision

 Intact

3(13.64)

67(34)

0.056

 Impaired or blind

19(86.36)

130(66)

 

Type of visual loss

 Partial

18(94.7)

128(98.5)

0.336

 Total

1(5.3)

2(1.5)

 

Use of eyeglasses

 Yes

6(33.3)

75(57.7)

0.052

 No

13(66.7)

55(42.3)

 

Access to eyeglasses

 Yes

3(16.7)

41(31.5)

0.274

 No

15(83.3)

89(68.5)

 

Hearing

 Intact

17(77.3)

148(74.7)

0.795

 Impaired or deaf

5(22.7)

50(25.3)

 

Type of hearing loss

 Partial

5(100)

47(94.2)

1.000

 Total

0(0)

3(5.8)

 

Use of hearing aid

 Yes

0(0)

5(9.8)

1.000

 No

5(100)

45(90.2)

 

Access to hearing aid

 Yes

0(0)

3(5.9)

1.000

 No

5(100)

47(94.1)

 

Dementia

 Yes

3(13.6)

2(1)

0.008

 No

19(86.4)

196(99)

 

Comfortable sleep

 Yes

2(9.1)

122(61.6)

0.0001

 No

20(90.9)

76(38.4)

 

Adequate sleep

 Yes

3(13.6)

171(86.3)

0.0001

 No

19(86.4)

27(13.6)

 

Sleep habits

 Yes

1(4.5)

15(7.6)

1.000

 No

21(95.5)

183(92.4)

 

Sex

 Male

11 (50)

103 (52)

0.857

 Female

11 (50)

95 (48)

 

City of residence

 Capital

11 (50)

80 (40.4)

0.386

 Others

11 (50)

118 (59.6)

 

Education

 Illiterate

11 (50)

75 (37.9)

0.414

 Under diploma

9 (40.9)

81 (40.9)

 

 Diploma

0 (0)

21 (10.6)

 

 University degree

2 (9.1)

21 (10.6)

 

Marital status

 Married

13 (59.1)

152 (76.8)

0.093

 Single

0 (0)

5 (2.5)

 

 Widow

9 (40.9)

35 (17.7)

 

 Divorced

0 (0)

6 (3)

 

Employment status

 Employed

3 (13.6)

37(18.7)

0.395

 Retired

2 (9.1)

38 (19.2)

 

 Unemployed

17 (77.3)

123 (62.1)

 

Insurance

 Yes

12 (54.6)

122 (61.6)

0.519

 No

10 (45.4)

76 (38.4)

 

Living with family members

 Yes

19 (86.4)

186 (93.9)

0.178

 No

3 (13.6)

12 (6.1)

 

Age

65.7a(12.8b)

58.6(12.8b)

0.014

  1. amean age of the group
  2. bstandard deviation