Table 1.
Characteristics of survey participants (CDI: Clostridioides difficile infection)
| Total | Past CDI | Current CDI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects | 350 (100%) | 235 (67.1%) | 115 (32.9%) | |
| Age category, n (%) | ||||
| < 31 | 28 (8.0%) | 15 (6.4%) | 13 (11.3%) | 0.2 |
| 31–40 | 56 (16.0%) | 41 (17.4%) | 15 (13.0%) | 0.4 |
| 41–50 | 71 (20.3%) | 45 (19.1%) | 26 (22.6%) | 0.5 |
| 51–60 | 78 (22.3%) | 49 (20.9%) | 29 (25.2%) | 0.4 |
| 61–70 | 81 (23.1%) | 58 (24.7%) | 23 (20.0%) | 0.4 |
| 71–80 | 22 (6.3%) | 17 (7.2%) | 5 (4.3%) | 0.4 |
| 81–89 | 10 (2.9%) | 7 (3.0%) | 3 (2.6%) | 1 |
| > 89 | 4 (1.1%) | 3 (1.3%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1 |
| Gender n (%) | ||||
| Female | 303 (86.6%) | 204 (86.8%) | 99 (86.1%) | 1 |
| Male | 47 (13.4%) | 31 (13.2%) | 16 (13.9%) | 1 |
| Insurance coverage, n (%) | ||||
| Medicaid | 30 (8.6%) | 21 (8.9%) | 9 (7.8%) | 0.9 |
| Medicare | 107 (30.6%) | 77 (32.8%) | 30 (26.1%) | 0.2 |
| Veteran | 9 (2.6%) | 7 (3.0%) | 2 (1.7%) | 0.7 |
| Private | 177 (50.6%) | 121 (51.5%) | 56 (48.7%) | 0.7 |
| Other | 66 (18.9%) | 37 (15.7%) | 29 (25.2%) | 0.3 |
| None | 12 (3.4%) | 4 (1.7%) | 8 (7.0%) | 0.02 |