Table 1. Patient characteristics.
Parameter | No Infection (N = 5805) | Any Infection (N = 3530) | p |
Age (avg±stdev) | 75±10 | 77±10 | <0.0001 |
Male (%) | 57 | 55 | NS |
Diabetes (%) | 41 | 44 | 0.004 |
CRF (%) | 30 | 45 | <0.0001 |
Malignancy (%) | 14 | 16 | NS |
AFIB (%) | 38 | 47 | <0.0001 |
Obesity (%) | 11 | 13 | 0.007 |
IHD (%) | 67 | 69 | NS |
Past CVA (%) | 13 | 20 | <0.0001 |
COPD (%) | 13 | 31 | <0.0001 |