Table 2.
Comparison of the baseline demographic characteristics of patients with positive or negative phadiatop assay results.
| Variables, n (%) | Total 596 (100) | Phadiatop | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive 226 (37.9) | Negative 370 (62.1) | ||||
| Sex | Female | 382 (64.1) | 126 (55.8) | 256 (69.2) | <0.001¥ |
| Male | 214 (35.9) | 100 (44.2) | 114 (30.8) | ||
| Age (years)Ø | 46 (26–61) | 33 (21–47) | 52 (33–67) | <0.001 # | |
| Requesting departments | Primary care | 571 (95.8) | 215 (95.1) | 356 (96.2) | 0.431§ |
| Secondary care | 24 (4.0) | 10 (4.4) | 14 (3.8) | ||
| Emergency | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | ||
| Environment | Urban | 495 (83.1) | 186 (82.3) | 309 (83.5) | 0.617¥ |
| Suburban | 33 (5.5) | 11 (4.9) | 22 (5.9) | ||
| Rural | 68 (11.4) | 29 (12.8) | 39 (10.5) | ||
Ø
median (interquartile range).
#
non-parametric Mann–Whitney U test.
¥
Chi-square test (χ2).
§
Fisheŕs exact test.
Continuous variables summarized as median (IQR); categorical as n (%).
Continuous variables were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U test, and categorical variables were compared using the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate.Phadiatop values above 0.35 PAU/l were considered positive. p < 0.05 represents statistically significant (marked with bold).