Table 1.
Bivariate analysis of pre-existing medical conditions associated with Vibrio vulnificus septicaemia by route of exposure
| Foodborne (N = 631) | Non-foodborne (N = 581) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septic (n = 553) n (%) | Non-septic (n = 78) n (%) | P value | Septic (n = 319) n (%) | Non-septic (n = 262) n (%) | P value | |
| Liver disease | 328 (59) | 19 (24) | <0·01 | 102 (32) | 33 (13) | <0·01 |
| Haematological disease | 61 (11) | 3 (4) | 0·05 | 25 (8) | 6 (2) | <0·01 |
| Diabetes | 126 (23) | 10 (13) | 0·05 | 71 (22) | 40 (15) | 0·03 |
| Heart disease | 120 (22) | 13 (17) | 0·31 | 91 (29) | 56 (21) | 0·05 |
| Malignancy | 57 (10) | 5 (6) | 0·28 | 37 (12) | 10 (4) | <0·01 |
| Gastric surgery | 33 (6) | 6 (8) | 0·55 | 11 (3) | 4 (2) | 0·14 |
| Immunodeficiency | 41 (7) | 4 (5) | 0·46 | 24 (8) | 10 (4) | 0·06 |
| Renal disease | 56 (10) | 6 (8) | 0·50 | 37 (12) | 21 (8) | 0·15 |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 50 (9) | 0 | <0·01 | 24 (8) | 16 (6) | 0·50 |