Table 2.

Baseline physical condition and laboratory values^*†

	Entire Cohort n=150	VAD Infection Group n=33	No VAD Infection Group n=117	Hazard Ratio (95% CI)	P value
Temperature °C	36.6 (0.6)	36.4 (0.6)	36.7 (0.6)	0.53 (0.29–0.95)	0.03
Body Mass Index	28.0 (5.3)	29.1 (6.2)	27.7 (5.0)	1.04 (0.98–1.11)	0.16
Cachexia (%)	27 (18)	6 (19)	21 (18)	1.03 (0.42–2.49)	0.96
Dialysis (%)	6 (4)	2 (6)	4 (3)	2.48 (0.59–10.4)	0.22
Mechanical
ventilation (%)	15 (10)	3 (9)	12 (10)	1.62 (0.49–5.37)	0.43
Baseline Laboratory Values
Leukocyte count/mm3	8.7 (4.0)	8.8 (3.0)	8.7 (4.3)	1.04 (0.95–1.13)	0.43
Hematocrit, %	34.8 (5.8)	36.2 (6.4)	34.4 (5.6)	1.04 (0.98–1.10)	0.19
Glucose mg/dL	123 (45)	118 (40)	124 (47)	1.00 (0.99–1.01)	1.00
Creatinine
mg/dL	1.6 (0.7)	1.7 (0.7)	1.5 (0.7)	1.57 (1.00–2.45)	0.05
Albumin g/DL	3.5 (0.6)	3.4 (0.6)	3.5 (0.6)	0.70 (0.38–1.28)	0.25
Total bilirubin mg/dL	1.4 (1.0)	1.7 (1.5)	1.4 (0.82)	1.37 (1.02–1.83)	0.04
Alanine
aminotransferase U/L	75 (144)	72 (138)	76 (147)	1.00 (0.997–1.002)	0.86
Aspartate
aminotransferase U/L	69 (134)	66 (132)	69 (135)	1.00 (0.997–1.003)	0.89

^*Values are mean and SD unless otherwise stated

^†Subjects with missing data are excluded