Clinical Study

Incidence and Risk Factors of Early Delirium after Cardiac Surgery

Table 1

Univariate analysis of preoperative risk factors for delirium after cardiac surgery.

VariableD ( )ND ( ) Univariate analysis, OR (95% CI)

Demographic data
 Age (y) 67.67 (±10.46)64.64 (±10.97)0.3791.03 (0.96–1.10)
 Age ≥70 years66.70%35.80%0.0471.05 (0.55–2.04)
 BMI (kg/m2)29.06 (±7.76)27.80 (±4.55)0.4391.05 (0.93–1.18)
 Daily smokers 8.30%13.40%0.6250.59 (0.07–5.10)
 History of alcohol abuse 0%7.50%4.429
 Sleep disturbances41.70%40.30%0.9291.06 (0.30–3.68)
 MMSE (score)28.00 (±1.49)27.96 (±1.66)0.9300.98 (0.67–1.44)
Operative risk
 EuroScore II (%)2.36 (±1.41)1.97 (±1.43)0.3920.84 (0.57–1.25)
 STS risk score (%)2.37 (±1.43)2.18 (±1.31)0.7200.90 (0.49–1.67)
Comorbidities
 Diabetes41.70%19.40%0.0902.97 (0.81–10.86)
 Congestive heart failure91.70%85.10%0.4721.93 (0.22–16.64)
 Arterial hypertension91.70%89.60%0.6501.28 (0.14–11.49)
 Atrial fibrillation25.00%35.80%0.3540.60 (0.15–2.42)
 ICA stenosis8.30%11.90%0.5880.67 (0.08–5.91)
 COPD8.30%11.90%0.5880.67 (0.08–5.91)
 Visual impairment91.70%88.10%0.5881.49 (0.17–13.15)
 Hearing impairment25.00%50.70%0.0900.32 (0.08–1.30)
 History of falls33.30%25.40%0.3991.47 (0.39–5.51)

D: delirium group; ND: nondelirium group; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index; MMSE: Mini-mental state examination; ICA: internal carotid artery; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.