Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients
| Variable | Unit/Category | Patients with Bacterial Isolates | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n=415) | Gram −ve (n=268) | Gram +ve (n=147) | |||
| Age | Years | 46.8 ± 24.5 | 50.2 ± 25.7 | 41.1 ± 20.5 | 0.001 |
| Gender | Male | 170 (41.0) | 117 (43.7) | 53 (36.1) | 0.233 |
| Female | 245 (59.0) | 151 (56.3) | 94 (63.9) | ||
| Nationality | Saudi | 376 (90.4) | 244 (91.0) | 132 (89.8) | 0.703 |
| Non Saudi | 39 (09.6) | 24 (09.0) | 15 (10.2) | ||
| Setting | Inpatient | 228 (66.7) | 100 (37.3) | 87 (59.2) | 0.000 |
| Outpatient | 187 (33.3) | 168 (62.7) | 60 (40.8) | ||
Data are expressed as mean SD or n (%) as appropriate.
*
Gram −ve versus Gram +ve.