Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study population by infection type
| Â | Overall | Diabetic foot infection | Surgical site infection | Deep soft tissue abscess | Cellulitis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N=1,033) | (N=278) | (N=330) | (N=147) | (N=278) | |
Age: mean (median, range) | 54.2 (54.0, 18–94) | 57.6 (57.0, 19–93) | 54.9 (55.5, 18–92) | 44.0 (43.0, 19–84) | 55.5 (53.0, 19–94) |
Female: N (%) | 474 (45.9) | 99 (35.6) | 189 (57.3) | 53 (36.1) | 133 (47.8) |
Ethnicity: N (%) | |||||
 Hispanic/Latino | 80 (7.7) | 20 (7.2) | 19 (5.8) | 21 (14.3) | 20 (7.2) |
 Not Hispanic/Latino | 952 (92.2) | 257 (92.4) | 311 (94.2) | 126 (85.7) | 258 (92.8) |
 Missing | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Race: N (%) | |||||
 White | 790 (76.5) | 196 (70.5) | 270 (81.8) | 95 (64.6) | 229 (82.4) |
 Black | 204 (19.7) | 64 (23.0) | 53 (16.1) | 42 (28.6) | 45 (16.2) |
 Asian | 13 (1.3) | 7 (2.5) | 2 (0.6) | 3 (2.0) | 1 (0.4) |
 American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) | 3 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) |
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 20 (1.9) | 10 (3.6) | 3 (0.9) | 6 (4.1) | 1 (0.4) |
 Missing | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Admission source: N (%) | |||||
 Nursing home | 4 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
 Emergency department | 767 (74.2) | 225 (80.9) | 211 (63.9) | 122 (83.0) | 209 (75.2) |
 Physician’s office | 188 (18.2) | 37 (13.3) | 77 (23.3) | 20 (13.6) | 54 (19.4) |
 Other | 74 (7.2) | 15 (5.4) | 39 (11.8) | 5 (3.4) | 15 (5.4) |