Incidence and Risk Factors for Delirium among Mechanically Ventilated Patients in an African Intensive Care Setting: An Observational Multicenter Study

Table 1

Baseline demographic characteristics.

Variable	Categories	No delirium	Delirium	value
		(percentage)	(percentage)
Sex	Male	50 (47.62)	55 (52.38)	0.239
	Female	20 (37.04)	34 (62.96)
Marital status	Single	23 (33.33)	46 (66.67)	0.009
	Married	47 (54.65)	39 (45.35)
Education level	None	7 (30.43)	16 (69.57)	0.336
	Some	62 (53.13)	75 (46.87)
Mental illness history	Yes	11 (68.75)	5 (31.25)	0.036
	No	59 (41.26)	84 (58.74)
Alcohol intake history	Yes	13 (38.24)	21 (61.76)	0.614
	No	47 (43.12)	62 (56.88)
Smoking history	Yes	19 (54.29)	16 (45.71)	0.166
	No	51 (41.13)	73 (58.87)