Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics
|
Pediatric (age < 18) |
Adult (age ≥18) |
p-value |
---|---|---|---|
|
n = 191
|
n = 745
|
|
% | % | p< | |
Median age in years (IQR) |
7 (0–17) |
39 (18–89) |
p < 0.001
|
Gender |
|
|
p < 0.02
|
Male |
47.6 |
57.2 |
|
Female |
52.4 |
42.8 |
|
Ethnicity/race |
|
|
p < 0.001
|
White |
52.9 |
67.9 |
|
Black |
22.0 |
17.6 |
|
Hispanic/Other |
25.1 |
14.5 |
|
Health insurance status |
|
|
p < 0.001
|
Private |
36.6 |
33.4 |
|
Governmental |
44.5 |
31.3 |
|
Both Private and Governmental |
8.9 |
7.0 |
|
Uninsured |
10.0 |
28.3 |
|
Infection type |
|
|
p < 0.001 |
Abscess |
38.3 |
41.9 |
|
Cellulitis |
44.0 |
51.0 |
|
Furuncle |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|
Carbuncle |
0.5 |
0.0 |
|
Ulcer |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
Other |
16.2 |
6.3 |
|
Previous assessment for this infection |
28.3 |
25.8 |
p < 0.5 |
Previous antibiotic treatment for this infection | 20.9 | 18.2 | p < 0.4 |
IQR = interquartile range.