• Am J Geriatr Psychiatry · Oct 2009

    Meta Analysis

    The association between delirium and the apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele: new study results and a meta-analysis.

    • Barbara C van Munster, Johanna C Korevaar, Aeilko H Zwinderman, Mariska M Leeflang, and Sophia E J A de Rooij.
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. b.c.vanmunster@amc.uva.nl
    • Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Oct 1;17(10):856-62.

    ObjectivesTo determine a possible association between Apolipoprotein E (APOE)sigma4-allele and delirium in a large cohort and combining these current data with former studies in a meta-analysis.DesignCombination of a new prospective cohort study and meta-analysis.SettingMedical department and orthopedic/traumatology department of University hospital from 2003 to 2007.ParticipantsA total of 656 patients aged 65 years and older acutely admitted with a medical diagnosis or after hip fracture.MeasurementsConfusion Assessment Method for delirium, Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline-short form for predelirium global cognitive impairment, and Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living for functionality. APOE was genotyped by mass spectrometer. A meta-analysis was performed combining the current data with published studies analyzing the association between the APOE sigma4-allele and the delirium.Results: The 49% of the 76 surgical patients and 35% of the 580 medical patients experienced delirium. Delirious patients were significantly older (82 versus 77 years) and had more frequently functional (66% versus 26%) and cognitive impairment (86% versus 29%) than nondelirious patients. The odds ratio (OR) for delirium adjusted for age, cognitive, and functional impairment of sigma4 carriers compared with non-sigma4 carriers was 1.7 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1-2.6). Four studies were added to the meta-analysis, which included 1,099 patients in total. The OR for delirium in the meta-analysis was 1.6 (95% CI: 0.9-2.7) of sigma4 carriers compared with non-sigma4 carriers.ConclusionsThis study and meta-analysis suggest an association between delirium and the APOE sigma4 allele.

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