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. 2011 Aug 27;470(1):130–137. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-2043-3

Table 1.

Comorbid conditions included in the analysis of risk factors for PJI and 90-day postoperative mortality after TKA

Comorbid conditions Disease prevalence
Hypertension 70%
Ischemic heart disease 27%
Hypercholesterolemia 25%
Diabetes 22%
History of malignancy 20%
Cardiac arrhythmia 19%
Chronic pulmonary disease 18%
Hypothyroidism 18%
Urinary tract infection 17%
Valvular disease 12%
Peripheral vascular disease 12%
Cerebrovascular disease 10%
Congestive heart failure 10%
Preoperative anemia 9%
Rheumatologic disease 7%
Depression 7%
Obesity 6%
Coagulopathy 4%
Psychoses 3%
Renal disease 3%
Chronic liver disease 2%
Pulmonary circulation 1%
Peptic ulcer disease 1%
Dementia 1%
Lymphoma 1%
Metastatic tumor 1%
Alcohol abuse 0%
Hemiplegia/paraplegia 0%
Drug abuse 0%

PJI = prosthetic joint infection.