Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Variables | Number of patients (%) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total patients (n=1,296) | Candida BSI Group (n=100) | Control Group (n=1,196) | ||
| Demographics | ||||
| Mean age (years)±SD | 64.7±20.3 | 66.9±18.6 | 64.5±20.5 | 0.27 |
| Male sex | 774 (59.7) | 55 (55.6) | 719 (60.1) | 0.38 |
| Hospital ward | ||||
| Medicine Surgery Missing |
822 (63.4) 446 (34.4) 28 (2.2) |
68 (68.0) 32 (32.0) 0 (0.0) |
754 (63.0) 414 (34.6) 28 (2.4) |
0.38 |
| Previous hospitalization | 489 (37.7) | 55 (55.6) | 434 (36.3) | <0.001 |
| Risk factors for Candida infection | ||||
| Central venous catheter | 426 (32.9) | 82 (82.8) | 344 (28.7) | <0.0001 |
| Previous antibiotic use | 415 (32.0) | 38 (38.4) | 377 (31.5) | 0.16 |
| Chemo- or radiotherapy | 70 (5.4) | 8 (8.1) | 62 (5.2) | 0.22 |
| Dialysis | 49 (3.8) | 1 (1.0) | 48 (4.0) | 0.13 |
| Surgery in the 30 days before | 157 (12.1) | 1 (1.0) | 156 (13.0) | 0.001 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Diabetes | 156 (12.0) | 6 (6.1) | 150 (12.5) | 0.07 |
| Solid organ transplant | 46 (3.5) | 1 (1.0) | 45 (3.8) | 0.25 |
| Solid organ cancer | 316 (24.4) | 30 (30.3) | 286 (23.9) | 0.15 |
| Dialysis | 49 (3.8) | 1 (1.0) | 48 (4.0) | 0.17 |
| Cirrhosis | 57 (4.4) | 7 (7.1) | 50 (4.2) | 0.20 |
| Chronic renal failure | 144 (11.1) | 8 (8.1) | 136 (11.4) | 0.40 |
| Obesity | 42 (3.2) | 2 (2.0) | 40 (3.3) | 0.77 |
| Septic shock | 17 (1.3) | 9 (9.1) | 8 (0.7) | <0.001 |
Abbreviation: BSI, bloodstream infection.