Table 3.
Univariate analysis.
| Parameter | No Infection n = 50 |
Surgical Site Infection n = 11 |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, male | 15 (30%) | 5 (45.5%) | 0.479 |
| Age, mean | 58 | 62.1 | 0.073 |
| BMI, mean | 27.4 | 26.3 | 0.337 |
| Preop IKDC | 44.2 | 45.5 | 0.834 |
| Smoker | 2 (4%) | 4 (36.4%) | 0.008 * |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2 (4%) | 3 (27.3%) | 0.037 * |
| Hypertension, n | 12 (24%) | 4 (36.4%) | 0.457 |
| Hepatitis B, C, n | 5 (10%) | 3 (27.3%) | 0.148 |
| Days of hospitalization | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.336 |
| Correction angle | 10 | 9.8 | 0.811 |
| Surgery time, min | 127.1 | 117 | 0.274 |
| Meniscus repair | 34 (68%) | 10 (91%) | 0.415 |
Bold with *: statistically significant; BMI: body mass index; IKDC: International Knee Documentation Committee.