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Current medication |
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Regular antibiotics | 62 (30.8) | 19 (46.3) | 8 (16.7) | 89 (30.7) | 26.825 | 8 | 0.001 |
Anti-kock’s | 23 (11.4) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (16.7) | 31 (10.7) |
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Oral hypoglycemic/insulin | 21 (10.4) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (12.5) | 27 (9.3) |
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Antihypertensive | 33 (16.4) | 10 (24.4) | 11 (22.9) | 54 (18.6) |
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Others | 62 (30.8) | 12 (29.3) | 15 (31.3) | 89 (30.7) |
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Past-year substance use/type |
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Nonusers | 160 (97.6) | 22 (53.7) | 34 (70.8) | 216 (74.5) | 24.888 | 6 | <0.001* |
Alcohol | 37 (18.4) | 13 (31.7) | 9 (18.8) | 59 (20.3) |
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Multiple (alcohol, tramadol, BDZ*) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (9.8) | 5 (10.4) | 10 (3.4) |
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Others | 3 (1.5) | 2 (4.9) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.7) |
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Mental illness history |
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Yes | 10 (5.0) | 2 (4.9) | 2 (4.2) | 14 (4.8) | 0.057 | 2 | 0.972* |
No | 191 (95.0) | 39 (95.1) | 46 (95.8) | 276 (95.2) |
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Prior cognitive impairment |
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Yes | 15 (44.1) | 4 (11.8) | 15 (44.1) | 34 (100) | 21.363 | 2 | <0.001* |
No | 186 (72.7) | 37 (14.4) | 33 (12.9) | 256 (100) |
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Physical impairment |
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Yes | 20 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.3) | 24 (8.3) | 7.785 | 2 | 0.020* |
No | 181 (90.0) | 41 (100.0) | 44 (91.7) | 266 (91.7) |
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Illness duration before presentation |
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<2 weeks | 128 (63.7) | 33 (80.5) | 22 (45.8) | 183 (63.1) | 21.664 | 4 | <0.001* |
2 - 4 weeks | 51925.4) | 8 (19.5) | 13 (27.1) | 72 (24.8) |
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>4 weeks | 22 (10.9) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (27.1) | 35 (12.1) |
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Medical diagnosis |
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Infectious diseases | 99 (49.3) | 25 (61.0) | 16 (33.3) | 140 (48.3) | 29.470 | 8 | <0.001* |
Organ failures (CLD, CKD & HHD) | 28 (13.9) | 10 (24.4) | 14 (29.2) | 52 (17.9) |
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Cerebrovascular disease | 18 (9.0) | 2 (4.9) | 8 (16.7) | 28 (9.7) |
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Poor glycemic control | 21 (10.4) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (16.7) | 29 (10.0) |
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Others | 35 (17.4) | 4 (9.8) | 2 (4.2) | 41 (14.1) |
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