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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Infect Control. 2016 May 17;44(9):983–989. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.010

Appendix Table 1.

Patient characteristics and covariate balance in matched sample

Unmatched Matched

Infected Uninfected Infected Uninfected
Urinary tract infection sample N=13,153 N=315,925 N=8,058 N=8,049
  % female sex 62.5 55.1 60.1 67.4
  Mean (SD) age in years 65.9 (17.4) 57.5 (19.9) 65.0 (17.6) 67.3 (16.2)
  % with ICU stay 46.4 16.0 47.4 45.4
  Mean (SD) days in ICU 6.4 (17.1) 0.8 (3.5) 7.0 (18.9) 5.3 (12.0)
  % with urinary catheter 78.6 47.0 77.3 78.4
  Mean (SD) days with urinary catheter 13.9 (21.6) 2.4 (5.3) 13.3 (21.4) 11.6 (19.0)
  % with central venous catheter 41.9 14.8 42.2 39.8
  Mean (SD) days with central venous catheter 9.0 (23.2) 1.1 (4.8) 9.1 (24.4) 6.9 (15.4)
  % underwent operating room procedure ≥30 minutes 35.0 21.1 37.5 37.2
  Mean (SD) Charlson Comorbidity Index 2.9 (2.6) 1.9 (2.4) 2.7 (2.6) 2.8 (2.7)
  Mean (SD) 3M Severity of Illness 3.2 (0.8) 2.3 (0.9) 3.1 (0.8) 3.0 (1.0)
Bloodstream infection sample N=5,837 N=332,824 N=3,611 N=3,603
  % female sex 42.2 56.5 42.5 40.6
  Mean (SD) age in years 61.5 (17.2) 58.1 (20.0) 61.6 (17.3) 62.8 (16.4)
  % with ICU stay 59.7 15.6 59.3 54.4
  Mean (SD) days in ICU 10.6 (21.1) 0.7 (3.3) 11.2 (24.6) 9.8 (17.3)
  % with urinary catheter 72.0 47.4 73.2 76.7
  Mean (SD) days with urinary catheter 17.2 (26.3) 2.5 (5.4) 18.0 (27.1) 17.1 (21.4)
  % with central venous catheter 61.1 14.2 59.1 59.3
  Mean (SD) days with central venous catheter 16.7 (30.3) 1.0 (4.4) 16.0 (29.9) 14.7 (25.1)
  % underwent operating room procedure ≥30 minutes 29.5 21.6 33.3 36.7
  Mean (SD) Charlson Comorbidity Index 3.2 (2.7) 1.9 (2.4) 3.1 (2.7) 3.4 (2.8)
  Mean (SD) 3M Severity of Illness 3.5 (0.7) 2.3 (0.9) 3.5 (0.7) 3.4 (0.8)
Surgical site infection sample N=1,776 N=108,558 N=1,296 N=1,293
  % female sex 43.5 58.4 41.0 43.3
  Mean (SD) age in years 59.6 56.6 (19.0) 59.8 (17.1) 59.6 (17.7)
  % with ICU stay 51.8 23.9 55.3 50.0
  Mean (SD) days in ICU 9.3 (20.8) 1.2 (5.1) 10.2 (20.8) 7.8 (16.4)
  % with urinary catheter 82.2 7.6 85.0 83.2
  Mean (SD) days with urinary catheter 18.2 (26.2) 4.3 (7.2) 19.0 (25.8) 15.7 (21.2)
  % with central venous catheter 57.7 25.0 59.5 49.9
  Mean (SD) days with central venous catheter 15.0 (27.3) 1.8 (7.3) 16.0 (30.0) 11.5 (20.4)
  % underwent operating room procedure ≥30 minutes 67.1 51.2 71.4 68.1
  Mean (SD) Charlson Comorbidity Index 2.6 (2.6) 1.7 (2.2) 2.6 (2.6) 2.7 (2.5)
  Mean (SD) 3M Severity of Illness 3.3 (0.8) 2.2 (1.0) 3.3 (0.8) 3.2 (0.9)
Pneumonia sample N=3,700 N=320,244 N=2,014 N=2,010
  % female sex 39.6 56.8 44.8 41.8
  Mean (SD) age in years 64.5 (17.1) 57.7 (20.0) 64.2 (17.0) 67.0 (16.3)
  % with ICU stay 79.7 15.4 43.0 83.5
  Mean (SD) days in ICU 17.9 (25.6) 0.7 (3.2) 16.4 (22.6) 12.0 (13.7)
  % with urinary catheter 82.3 47.8 40.0 86.5
  Mean (SD) days with urinary catheter 23.7 (28.4) 2.4 (5.4) 22.6 (27.6) 20.2 (21.6)
  % with central venous catheter 71.5 14.4 68.0 75.3
  Mean (SD) days with central venous catheter 20.3 (29.3) 1.0 (4.8) 18.6 (27.1) 14.1 (20.2)
  % underwent operating room procedure ≥30 minutes 40.7 21.9 42.0 41.7
  Mean (SD) Charlson Comorbidity Index 3.0 (2.5) 1.9 (2.3) 3.0 (2.5) 2.8 (2.5)
  Mean (SD) 3M Severity of Illness 3.8 (0.4) 2.3 (0.9) 3.8 (0.5) 3.7 (0.6)

Propensity score model included sex, age in five year intervals; year and month of admission; hospital; organism; infection site; prior hospitalization; diabetes; chronic dermatitis; trauma; wounds; burns; prior stay in a skilled nursing facility; renal failure; history of substance abuse; having ≥1 hospital roommate; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) categories; use of and number of days of use of chemotherapeutic, immunosuppressive, and anti-inflammatory medications; mechanical ventilation; urinary, central venous, or cardiac catheterization; catheter angiography; vascular stenting; dialysis; surgical procedure; general anesthesia; intubation; intensive care unit stay; and day of hospital stay on which the infection occurred.