Table 1.
Demographics.
| Characteristic | All Patients (n = 193) |
Intervention (n = 110) |
Control (n = 83) |
p a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years | 66.5 | 65.1 | 68.3 | 0.17 |
| Male | 111 (57.5) | 59 (53.6) | 52 (62.7) | 0.21 |
| Caucasian | 173 (89.6) | 100 (90.9) | 73 (88.0) | 0.66 |
| African American | 17 (8.8) | 9 (8.2) | 8 (9.6) | |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (2.4) | |
| MSSA | 112 (58.0) | 65 (59.1) | 47 (56.6) | 0.73 |
| MRSA | 81 (42.0) | 45 (40.9) | 36 (43.4) | |
| Mean Charlson Comorbidity Index | 4.04 | 4.02 | 4.06 | 0.76 |
Data are presented as No. of patients (%) unless specified otherwise. Abbreviations: MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. a p for intervention group vs. control group.