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Table 4 Risk Factors for Postoperative Delirium (2009–2014)

From: Incidence and risk factors associated with postoperative delirium following primary elective total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective nationwide inpatient sample database study

Variable

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P

Age ≥ 61 yr

4.27

3.76–4.86

< 0.001

Female

0.88

0.82–0.95

< 0.001

Alcohol abuse

1.85

1.51–2.27

< 0.001

Deficiency anemia

1.32

1.21–1.45

< 0.001

Chronic blood loss anemia

1.43

1.15–1.79

0.002

Congestive heart failure

1.62

1.42–1.86

< 0.001

Coagulopathy

1.43

1.22–1.67

< 0.001

Depression

1.39

1.26–1.53

< 0.001

Diabetes, uncomplicated

1.27

1.15–1.39

< 0.001

Diabetes with chronic complications

1.55

1.25–1.92

< 0.001

Drug abuse

2.53

1.90–3.36

< 0.001

Hypertension

1.23

1.13–1.34

< 0.001

Lymphoma

1.58

1.04–2.41

0.03

Fluid and electrolyte disorders

2.58

2.37–2.81

< 0.001

Metastatic cancer

1.94

1.27–2.96

0.002

Other neurological disorders

9.43

8.69–10.24

< 0.001

Obesity

0.72

0.64–0.81

< 0.001

Peripheral vascular disorders

1.33

1.14–1.55

< 0.001

Psychoses

1.82

1.52–2.17

< 0.001

Pulmonary circulation disorders

1.61

1.30–2.00

< 0.001

Renal failure

1.40

1.24–1.58

< 0.001

Valvular disease

1.40

1.22–1.60

< 0.001

Weight loss

1.76

1.41–2.20

< 0.001