Table 2.
Clinical Findings on Admission.
| Osteomyelitis (n = 155) | Soft Tissue Infection (n = 74) |
P Value Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Intervals) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| HbA1c, %, M ± SD | 8.9 ± 2.4 | 9.0 ± 2.3 | .8258 |
| Admission glucose, M ± SD | 265.3 ± 137.1 | 254.6 ± 118.7 | .5667 |
| ESR, mm/h, M ± SD | 85.4 ± 40.7 | 71.5 ± 38.3 | .0177 |
| ESR ≥70 mm/h | 95 (61.3%) | 29 (39.2%) | .0019 2.45 (1.39–4.33) |
| CRP, mg/dL, M ± SD | 13.4 ± 10.4 | 11.8 ± 9.3 | .2880 |
| Admission WBC, cells/mm3, M ± SD | 12650 ± 5810 | 13110 ± 5680 | .5737 |
| % neutrophils, M ± SD | 77.3 ± 11.4 | 76.5 ± 9.9 | .6345 |
| Serum albumin, g/dL, M ± SD | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 1.3 | .3682 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL, M ± SD | 11.1 ± 2.1 | 11.7 ± 1.8 | .0317 |
| Platelet count, cells/mm3, M ± SD | 287,900 ± 116,400 | 273,500 ± 117,100 | .3820 |
| BUN, mg/dL | 24.0 (19.0) | 20.0 (21.0) | .2148 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 1.3 (1.1) | 1.2 (1.0) | .1422 |
| Symptoms of nausea and vomiting, n (%) | 69 (45%) | 25 (34%) | .1314 |
| Systolic BP, mm/Hg | 136.0 ± 28.2 | 140.4 ± 21.6 | .1911 |
| Heart rate, beats/min, M ± SD | 93.7 ± 18.0 | 91.2 ± 17.9 | .3145 |
| Admission temperature, °C | 37.2 (0.9) | 37.1 (0.8) | .2373 |
| Respiratory rate, breaths/min, M ± SD | 19.0 ± 3.5 | 18.5 ± 2.6 | .1649 |
| Gangrene, n (%) | 22 (14%) | 9 (12%) | .6743 |
Abbreviations: BUN, Blood urea nitrogen; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; M, mean; SD, standard deviation