Table 1 Characteristics and survival of individuals diagnosed with delirium compared with no cognitive impairment (NCI), other forms of cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND) and graded severities of dementia. Dementia severity was graded using the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) as mild (GDS = 4) moderate (GDS = 5) or severe (GDS = 6) [12].
| Â | Delirium N = 21 | NCI N = 921 | Other CIND N = 851 | Mild dementia N = 253 | Moderate dementia N = 441 | Severe dementia N = 421 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (95% CI) | 86.8 (83.8, 89.9) | 79.0 (78.5, 79.4) | 80.2 (79.8, 80.7) | 82.1 (81.2, 82.9) | 82.8 (82.1, 83.5) | 84.1 (83.4, 84.9) |
% female mean (95% CI) | 47.6 (24.3, 70.9) | 61.7 (58.5, 64.8) | 61.5 (58.2, 64.7) | 60.9 (54.8, 66.9) | 65.5 (61.1, 70.0) | 77.4 (73.4, 81.4) |
Education mean years (95% CI) | 9.7 (8.3, 11.2) | 9.3 (9.0, 9.5) | 8.1 (7.8, 8.4) | 8.4 (7.9, 8.9) | 8.3 (7.9, 8.7) | 8.3 (6.7, 9.8) |
3MS mean (95% CI) | 68.1 (58.9, 77.2) | 84.7 (84.0, 85.3) | 71.9 (70.9, 72.9) | 63.4 (61.7, 65.1) | 47.3 (45.7, 48.9) | 18.3 (16.3, 20.4) |
Months with impaired dressing mean (95% CI) | 3.9 (0, 9.6) | 1.0 (0.4, 1.6) | 3.1 (2.0, 4.3) | 5.0 (2.5, 7.5) | 10.3 (7.8, 12.8) | 25.6 (22.3, 28.8) |
Urinary incontinence % (95% CI) | 70.0 (48.0, 92.0) | 17.0 (14.5, 19.4) | 25.6 (22.7, 28.6) | 27.0 (21.5, 32.6) | 44.9 (40.2, 49.7) | 84.8 (81.1, 88.6) |
5-year survival % (95% CI) | 18.2 (0.7, 35.7) | 69.6 (66.6, 72.6) | 51.4 (48.0, 54.9) | 46.2 (39.9, 52.4) | 26.0 (21.8, 30.1) | 12.2 (9.0, 15.3) |