Table 1.
Characteristics of all patients before EP insertion (accepted level of significance at p < 0.05, significant numbers presented in bold).
| Screening Group I (n = 402) |
Comparison Group II (n = 375) |
p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (mv ± sd) | 68.31 ± 9.09 | 70.20 ± 10.04 | 0.002 | |
| Gender (male in %, (n)) | 45.5% (183) | 45.3% (170) | 0.958 | |
| Prosthesis % (n) | THR | 49.5% (199) | 46.1% (173) | 0.418 |
| TKR | 42.3% (170) | 43.2% (162) | ||
| sledge | 8.2% (33) | 10.7% (40) | ||
| Status of wound % (n) | unremarkable | 98.0% (394) | 97.6% (366) | 0.808 |
| Pico | 2.0% (8) | 2.4% (9) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus II (yes in % (n)) |
15.2% (61) | 16.8% (63) | 0.536 | |
| Smoking habits (smoker in % (n)) | 13.7% (55) | 9.1% (34) | 0.045 | |
| BMI (kg/m2; mv ± sd) |
29.89 ± 5.88 | 29.76 ± 5.28 | 0.984 | |
| CRP at inpatient discharge (mg/L; mv ± sd) | 83.93 ± 45.99 | 91.41 ± 49.58 | 0.030 |
EP: endoprosthesis, mv: mean value, sd: standard deviation, CRP: C-reactive protein.