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. 2013 Jan 30;13:56. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-56

Table 3.

Risk factors for metastatic infection of KPLA in diabetic patients

 
No metastatic infection (n = 90)
Metastatic infection (n = 12)
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
Factor     p value Odds Ratio (95% CI) p value
Male
63 (70.0)
8 (66.7)
0.814
0.76 (0.16–3.59)
0.733
Age in years
64.4 ± 14.2
63.2 ± 16.0
0.779
1.02 (0.97–1.08)
0.430
Underlying diseases
 
 
 
 
 
 Malignancy
10 (11.8)
1 (8.3)
0.772


 Alcoholism
4 (4.8)
1 (8.3)
0.564


 Chronic kidney disease
9 (10.6)
0 (0)
0.999


 Liver cirrhosis
2 (2.2)
0 (0)
0.999


 Congestive heart failure
2 (2.2)
0 (0)
0.999


 Chronic lung disease
1 (1.1)
0 (0)
1.000


Newly diagnosed diabetes
21 (23.3)
4 (33.3)
0.453


HbA1c
9.1 ± 2.3
11.0 ± 2.3
0.015
1.50 (1.01–2.25)
0.047
Cryptogenic origin
80 (88.9)
12 (100)
0.999


Abscess locations in both lobes
18 (20.0)
5 (41.7)
0.102
1.48 (0.29–7.60)
0.646
Abscess size < 5 cm
36 (40)
9 (75)
0.032
4.72 (1.09–20.52)
0.038
Gas forming
11 (12.2)
1 (8.3)
0.693


Multiple abscesses
29 (32.2)
8 (66.7)
0.028
3.03 (0.62–14.74)
0.170
Initial laboratory value
 
 
 
 
 
 Leucocyte count, × 103/μL
13.2 ± 5.5
13.9 ± 6.8
0.653


 Platelet, × 103/μL
225 ± 117
209 ± 113
0.654


 C-reactive protein, mg/dL
19.5 ± 9.6
22.3 ± 9.6
0.339


 Glucose, mg/dL 284 ± 150 380 ± 229 0.071 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.728

Data are presented as mean ± SD orf frequency with percentage (%).