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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the BASIL sample (N = 352)

From: Harmonization of delirium severity instruments: a comparison of the DRS-R-98, MDAS, and CAM-S using item response theory

Characteristic

Mean (SD) or N (%)

Age, years, mean (SD)

80.3 (6.8)

Female sex, n (%)

203 (57.7)

Non-white race, n (%)

52 (14.8)

Years of education, mean (SD)

14.5 (3.0)

Married, n (%)

139 (39.7)

Lives alone, n (%)

135 (38.6)

Lives in nursing home, n (%)

13 (3.7)

Dementia, n (%)

101 (28.7)

Charlson comorbidity score, mean (SD)

2.2 (2.2)

Surgical patient, n (%)

102 (29.0)

CAM delirium (ever), n (%)

68 (19.3)