Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of colonised (n=716) and infected patients (n=121)
| Colonised patients (%) | Infected patients (%) | Total (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
≤ 39 |
83 |
(11.5%) |
7 |
(5.8%) |
90 |
(10.7%) |
|
40-59 |
209 |
(29.1%) |
30 |
(24.8%) |
239 |
(28.5%) |
|
60-79 |
298 |
(41.4%) |
65 |
(53.7%) |
363 |
(43.2%) |
|
80 + |
129 |
(17.9%) |
19 |
(15.7%) |
148 |
(17.6%) |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
460 |
(64.0%) |
86 |
(71.1%) |
546 |
(65.0%) |
|
Female |
259 |
(36.0%) |
35 |
(28.9%) |
294 |
(35.0%) |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chinese |
485 |
(67.5%) |
85 |
(70.2%) |
570 |
(67.9%) |
|
Malay |
131 |
(18.2%) |
20 |
(16.5%) |
151 |
(18.0%) |
|
Indian |
65 |
(9.0%) |
11 |
(9.1%) |
76 |
(9.0%) |
|
Other |
38 |
(5.3%) |
5 |
(4.1%) |
43 |
(5.1%) |
|
Co-morbidities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diabetes |
233 |
(32.4%) |
45 |
(37.2%) |
278 |
(33.1%) |
|
Active malignancy |
66 |
(9.2%) |
18 |
(14.9%) |
84 |
(10.0%) |
|
Haemodialysis |
246 |
(34.2%) |
49 |
(40.5%) |
295 |
(35.1%) |
|
Non-cancer immunosuppression |
91 |
(12.7%) |
2 |
(1.7%) |
93 |
(11.1%) |
|
Exposures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Surgery within 30 days |
350 |
(48.7%) |
71 |
(58.7%) |
421 |
(50.1%) |
|
ICU admission |
325 |
(45.2%) |
67 |
(55.4%) |
392 |
(46.7%) |
|
Central line placement |
237 |
(33.0%) |
50 |
(41.3%) |
287 |
(34.2%) |
|
Outcome |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortality at 30 days |
33 |
(4.6%) |
20 |
(16.5%) |
53 |
(6.3%) |
| Mortality at 6 months | 90 | (12.5%) | 35 | (28.9%) | 125 | (14.9%) |