Table 2.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of CRE patients in the cohort.
| Definitions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA1 (n=149) | VA2 (n=127) | All VA (n=164) | CDC1 (n=116) | CDC2 (n=174) | All CDC (n=178) | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 66.1 (13.2) | 65.5 (13.4) | 65.5 (13.4) | 66.9 (13.0) | 65.5 (13.6) | 65.3 (13.7) |
| Female | 3 (2.0%) | 2 (1.6%) | 4 (2.2%) | 2 (1.7%) | 3 (1.7%) | 4 (2.2%) |
| SCI characteristicsa | ||||||
| Level of injury: | ||||||
| Paraplegia | 75 (50.3%) | 62 (48.8%) | 90 (50.3%) | 57 (49.1%) | 87 (50.0%) | 92 (50.0%) |
| Tetraplegia | 64 (43.0%) | 58 (45.7%) | 77 (43.0%) | 54 (46.6%) | 73 (42.0%) | 78 (42.4%) |
| Extent of injury: | ||||||
| Incomplete | 69 (46.3%) | 62 (48.8%) | 82 (45.8%) | 56 (48.3%) | 82 (47.1%) | 87 (47.3%) |
| Complete | 51 (34.2%) | 39 (30.7%) | 62 (34.6%) | 37 (31.9%) | 58 (33.3%) | 62 (33.7%) |
| Onset of injury: | ||||||
| Non-traumatic | 52 (34.9%) | 36 (28.3%) | 60 (33.5%) | 38 (32.8%) | 57 (32.8%) | 62 (33.7%) |
| Traumatic | 74 (49.7%) | 69 (54.3%) | 91 (50.8%) | 59 (50.9%) | 88 (50.6%) | 93 (50.5%) |
| Duration of injury, years, median (range) | 8 (0 – 62) | 8 (0 – 62) | 8 (0 – 62) | 7 (0 – 62) | 8 (0 – 62) | 8 (0 – 62) |
| Charlson comorbidity index score, median (range) | 2 (0 – 12) | 2 (0 – 10) | 2 (0 – 12) | 2 (0 – 10) | 2 (0 – 12) | 2 (0 – 12) |
| Patient culture location: | ||||||
| Inpatient | 83 (55.7%) | 67 (52.8%) | 98 (54.7%) | 63 (54.3%) | 93 (53.4%) | 96 (52.2%) |
| LTCF | 52 (34.9%) | 47 (37.0%) | 66 (36.9%) | 42 (36.2%) | 65 (37.4%) | 72 (39.1%) |
| Outpatient | 13 (8.7%) | 12 (9.4%) | 14 (7.8%) | 11 (9.5%) | 15 (8.6%) | 15 (8.2%) |
| U.S. Census Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 25 (16.8%) | 27 (21.3%) | 30 (16.8%) | 24 (20.7%) | 34 (19.5%) | 37 (20.1%) |
| Midwest | 23 (15.4%) | 23 (18.1%) | 32 (17.9%) | 19 (16.4%) | 29 (16.7%) | 29 (15.8%) |
| South | 43 (28.9%) | 36 (28.3%) | 51 (28.5%) | 32 (27.6%) | 50 (28.7%) | 53 (28.8%) |
| West | 29 (19.5%) | 15 (11.8%) | 33 (18.4%) | 16 (13.8%) | 31 (17.8%) | 34 (18.5%) |
| Other | 29 (19.5%) | 26 (20.5%) | 33 (18.4%) | 25 (21.6%) | 30 (17.2%) | 31 (16.8%) |
All data expressed as number (%) unless otherwise indicated
SD, standard deviation; SCI, spinal cord injury; CRE, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; LTCF, long-term care facility
a
Some data missing for this variable