Research Article

The Association of Serum Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor with the Occurrence of and Recovery from Delirium in Older Medical Inpatients

Table 1

Cases of delirium (according to DRS-R98 > 16) with ratings of the MoCA, APACHE II, and BDNF levels (ng/mL) at each assessment point.

AssessmentsMOCAAPACHE IIBDNF (ng/mL)

(1)
 No deliriumMean12.118.2518.01
SD7.663.307.35
Valid 15716267
 DeliriumMean2.8510.4619.63
SD2.614.793.62
Valid 343511
(2)
 No deliriumMean11.528.4816.43
SD8.223.587.79
Valid 11712341
 DeliriumMean3.1210.1117.94
SD2.474.134.75
Valid 262713
(3)
 No deliriumMean9.948.7716.80
SD7.883.707.41
Valid 727425
 DeliriumMean4.489.3213.47
SD3.083.223.64
Valid 212510
(4)
 No deliriumMean11.308.5515.96
SD7.483.447.67
Valid 505117
 DeliriumMean5.549.7317.84
SD3.133.375.48
Valid 13155
(5)
 No deliriumMean9.388.4118.28
SD7.163.056.74
Valid 394110
 DeliriumMean2.2010.6411.69
SD1.933.563.01
Valid 10113
(6)
 No deliriumMean5.879.1115.46
SD4.943.386.55
Valid 23277
 DeliriumMean2.5013.2012.05
SD2.384.761.81
Valid 452
(7)
 No deliriumMean8.338.8216.38
SD6.993.805.88
Valid 212210
 DeliriumMean1.0011.00.
SD...
Valid 110
(8)
 No deliriumMean11.787.7815.15
SD7.074.12.78
Valid 993
 DeliriumMean3.678.6711.62
SD1.152.8910.21
Valid 332