Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
From: Morbimortality in adult patients with septic arthritis: a three-year hospital-based study
Variables | Number | All participants (n = 109) | Small joint involvement (n = 34) | Large joint involvement (n = 75) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 109 | 62 [16–96] | 52.5 [16–89] | 65 [17–96] | <0.01 |
Male gender, n (%) | 109 | 74 (67.9) | 19 (55.9) | 55 (73.3) | 0.07 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 80 | 25 [14.5–48] | 24.1 [17–40.4] | 26.05 [14.5–48] | 0.25 |
Creatinine clearance (ml/min) | 105 | 80 [5–150] | 84 [13–150] | 78 [5–150] | 0.35 |
C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 102 | 120 [3–640] | 23 [3–230] | 166 [3–640] | <0.01 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 109 | 16 [2–216] | 6 [2–56] | 21 [2–216] | <0.01 |
Duration of oral therapy (days) | 102 | 52.5 [3–112] | 42 [3–84] | 84 [10–112] | <0.01 |
Department, n (%) | 109 | ||||
-Rheumatology | 51 (47.8) | 5 (14.7) | 46 (61.4) | ||
-Orthopaedics | 37 (33.9) | 28 (82.3) | 9 (12.0) | ||
-Infectious Dis. | 20 (18.3) | 1 (3.0) | 19 (25.3) | ||
-Geriatric Med. | 1 (<1) | 0 (<1) | 1 (1.3) | <0.01 | |
Staphylococcus aureus, n (%) | 109 | 59 (59.0) | 16 (51.6) | 43 (62.3) | 0.31 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 109 | 26 (23.8) | 4 (11.8) | 22 (29.3) | 0.04 |
Cardiovascular disease, n (%) | 109 | 45 (41.3) | 6 (17.6) | 39 (52.0) | <0.01 |
Cancer, n (%) | 109 | 22 (20.2) | 4 (11.8) | 18 (24.0) | 0.14 |
Surgery, n (%) | 109 | 60 (55.0) | 26 (75.5) | 34 (45.3) | <0.01 |
All-cause death, n (%) | 107 | 19 (17.8) | 2 (6.2) | 17 (22.7) | 0.04 |
Death directly attributable to SA, n (%) | 107 | 6 (5.6) | 0 (<1) | 6 (8.0) | 0.10 |
Poor functional outcome, n (%) | 88 | 28 (31.8) | 7 (23.3) | 21 (36.2) | 0.22 |