Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical variables of the patients
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 32 | n = 61 | p | |
Age | 62 ± 17.8 | 53 ± 17.5 | 0.027 |
Sex | |||
Male | 16 (50.0) | 25 (41.0) | 0.405 |
Female | 16 (50.0) | 36 (59.0) | |
Race | |||
White | 22 (69.0) | 34 (55.7) | 0.223 |
Non-white | 10 (31.0) | 27 (44.3) | |
Educational level | |||
No education | 10 (31.2) | 15 (24.6) | 0.757 |
Elementary | 12 (37.5) | 20 (32.8) | |
High school | 7 (21.9) | 18 (29.5) | |
Higher education | 3 (9.4) | 8 (13.1) | |
Comorbidity | |||
Hypertension | 30 (93.8) | 49 (80.3) | 0.127 |
Cardiovascular diseases | 8 (25.0) | 12 (19.7) | 0.552 |
Diabetes mellitus | 15 (47.0) | 18 (29.5) | 0.096 |
Othera | 12 (37.5) | 20 (32.8) | 0.650 |
Previous treatment | 20 (62.5) | 43 (70.5) | 0.434 |
Type of previous treatment | |||
Conservative | 14 (43.8) | 28 (46.0) | 0.843 |
Peritoneal dialysis | 6 (18.8) | 15 (24.6) | 0.522 |
Hemodialysis | 5 (15.6) | 13 (21.3) | 0.510 |
Transplant | 5 (15.6) | 11 (18.0) | 0.770 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.8 ± 4.7 | 24.0 ± 4.4 | 0.374 |
Transfusions | 1 (3.1) | 10 (16.4) | 0.090 |
No. of transfusions | 1 (-) | 2 ± 2.7 | |
Use of previous antimicrobials | 15 (47.0) | 19 (31.1) | 0.135 |
Adequate empiric antibiotic therapy | 24 (75.0) | 51 (83.6) | 0.318 |
Previous hospitalization | 7 (21.9) | 12 (19.7) | 0.802 |
No. of previous hospitalizations | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 1.5 | 0.297 |