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Table 3 Distribution of outcomes at 30 days after discharge by cognitive spectrum disorder

From: Living at home after emergency hospital admission: prospective cohort study in older adults with and without cognitive spectrum disorder

 

No cognitive spectrum disorders

Any cognitive spectrum disorders

Delirium alone

Known dementia alone

Delirium superimposed on known dementia

Unspecified cognitive impairment

No. of patients (%; 95%CI)

No. of patients (%; 95%CI)

No. of patients (%; 95%CI)

No. of patients (%; 95%CI)

No. of patients (%; 95%CI)

No. of patients (%; 95%CI)

Living at home (n = 5007)

3645 (93.4; 92.6–94.1)

1362 (81.7; 79.8–83.5)

704 (85.8; 83.2–88.0)

270 (80.6; 76.0–84.4)

197 (69.1; 63.5–74.2)

191 (84.5; 79.2–88.7)

Not living at home

All (n = 563)

258 (6.6; 5.9–7.4)

305 (18.3; 16.5–20.2)

117 (14.3; 12.0–16.8)

65 (19.4; 15.5–24.0)

88 (30.9; 25.8–36.5)

35 (15.5; 11.4–20.8)

 Dead (n = 122)

85 (2.2; 1.8–2.7)

37 (2.2; 1.6–3.0)

20 (2.4; 1.6–3.7)

7 (2.1; 1.0–4.3)

4 (1.4; 0.6–3.6)

6 (2.7; 1.2–5.7)

 In-hospital (n = 213)

120 (3.1; 2.6–3.7)

93 (5.6; 4.6–6.8)

48 (5.9; 4.4–7.7)

23 (6.9; 4.6–10.1)

11 (3.9; 2.2–6.8)

11 (4.9; 2.7–8.5)

 Care home (n = 228)

53 (1.4; 1.0–1.8)

175 (10.5; 9.1–12.1)

49 (6.0; 4.6–7.8)

35 (10.5; 7.6–14.2)

73 (25.6; 20.9–31.0)

18 (8.0; 5.1–12.2)

  1. 95%CI 95% confidence interval