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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the cases group and control patients

From: Risk factors for bloodstream infection in patients at a Brazilian hemodialysis center: a case–control study

 

Case (n = 81)

Control (n = 81)

p-value

Age

56 ± 17.1

53 ± 16.3

0.325

Sex

Male

36 (44.5)

47 (58.0)

0.083

Female

45 (55.5)

34 (42.0)

 

Race

White

49 (60.5)

55 (68.0)

0.325

Nonwhite

32 (39.5)

26 (32.0)

 

Educational level

No education

21 (26.0)

14 (17.0)

0.198

Elementary

28 (34.5)

22 (27.0)

 

High School

22 (27.0)

28 (35.0)

 

Higher education

10 (12.5)

17 (21.0)

 
  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%).