Table 1. Clostridiodes difficile infection, by cohort characteristics, in study of risk among older adults with cancer, United States .
| Characteristic |
Total no. |
% Patients with C. difficile infection |
|---|---|---|
| Total |
93,566 |
2.6 |
| Cancer status | ||
| Cancer | 47,323 | 2.8 |
| No cancer | 46,243 | 2.4 |
| Age, y | ||
|---|---|---|
| 66–69 | 12,001 | 1.9 |
| 70–74 | 20,691 | 2.4 |
| 75–79 | 20,155 | 2.6 |
| 80–84 | 18,651 | 2.8 |
| >85 | 22,068 | 2.9 |
| Sex | ||
|---|---|---|
| M | 42,330 | 2.4 |
| F | 51,236 | 2.8 |
| Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| White | 77,831 | 2.6 |
| Black | 8,885 | 2.6 |
| Other/unknown | 6,850 | 2.2 |
| Urban/rural | ||
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan | 76,808 | 2.8 |
| Not metropolitan | 16,703 | 1.8 |
| US region | ||
|---|---|---|
| West | 36,726 | 2.5 |
| Midwest | 12,086 | 3.0 |
| South | 24,980 | 2.0 |
| Northeast | 19,774 | 3.3 |