Research Article

Incidence and Risk Factors of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Cohort

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to determine the independent factors associated with delirium.

VariablesUnivariateMultivariate
OR (95% CI) valueOR (95% CI) value

Age1.006 (0.990-1.023)0.445
Gender (male vs. female)1.410 (1.246-3682)0.0010.386 (0.094-1.590)0.181
Marital status (unmarried vs. married)3.007 (1.901-4.756)<0.0014.659 (2.344-6.466)<0.001
Smoking (yes vs. no)1.433 (1.267-3.702)0.0011.029 (1.007-2.114)<0.001
Usage of mechanical ventilator (yes vs. no)1.444 (1.084-2.245)0.0011.216 (1.105-2.447)<0.001
Head trauma (yes vs. no)1.651 (1.054-3.150)<0.0011.403 (1.170-2.954)0.039
APACHE IV score1.269 (1.191-1.352)<0.0011.122 (0.964-1.305)0.138
SOFA score2.338 (1.963-2.784)<0.0011.435 (1.240-2.788)0.006
RASS score1.020 (0.852-1.356)0.993
VAP (yes vs. no)0.403 (0.208-0.781)0.0070.427 (0.218-0.835)0.053
Hospital LOS1.623 (1.484-1.747)<0.0011.121 (0.926-1.357)0.240
ICU LOS3.486 (2.505-4.852)<0.0013.904 (2.464-6.183)<0.001

APACHE IV: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IV; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; RASS: Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale; MV: mechanical ventilator; VAP: ventilator-associated pneumonia; LOS: length of stay; OR: odds ratio. Statistically significant <0.05.