Table 1.
Demographic data of the patients included in the study due to their discharge diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).
| Age | Total | 18–64 years | 65–101 years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of patients (%) | 1,638 | 484 (30) | 1,154 (70) | ||||||||
| Female/male ratio (%) | 1,016/622 (62/38) | 302/182 (62/38) | 714/440 (62/38) | ||||||||
| No of deaths (%) | 108 (7) | 11 (10% of total no of death) | 97 (90% of total no of death) | ||||||||
| Female/male ratio (%) | 75/33 (69/31) | 8/3 (73/27) | 67/30 (69/31) | ||||||||
| Number of patients and deaths in 10-year intervals | |||||||||||
| 18–20 | 21–30 | 31–40 | 41–50 | 51–60 | 61–70 | 71–80 | 81–90 | 91–100 | > 100 | ||
| No of patients | 8 | 72 | 99 | 66 | 152 | 271 | 431 | 473 | 64 | 2 | |
| No of deaths (% of total no of deaths) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 4 (4) | 7 (6) | 21 (19) | 57 (53) | 14 (13) | 0 (0) | |
Seven percent (108 out of the 1638 patients) died. The largest number of deaths (90%) occurred in the group of patients aged 65 years or older and in the group aged 81–90 years (53% of all deaths).
Altogether 1638 patients were included for analysis. The minimum age was 18, and the maximum—101 years. Of these persons 484 (30%) were adults and 1,154 (70%) were elderly adults.