Clostridium difficile infection health disparities by race among hospitalized adults in the United States, 2001 to 2010

Table 2 Health outcomes

Outcome	Overall (n = 1,676,903)	White (n = 1,503,189)	Black (n = 173,714)	P-Value^a
CDI incidence	7.3	7.7	4.9	<0.0001
Mortality, %	7.3	7.2	7.4	<0.0001
Hospital LOS, median (IQR)	8 (5–14)	8 (4–14)	9 (5–16)	<0.0001
Hospital LOS >7 days, %	52	52	57	<0.0001
Any severe CDI,^b %	20	19	24	<0.0001
Sepsis	13	12	16
Renal failure	16	15	21

CDI Clostridium difficile infection, IQR interquartile range, LOS length of stay
^a P-values reflect comparisons between white and black patients
^bPercentages not shown for severe CDI outcomes present in <5 % of the population (shock, megacolon, ileus, perforated intestine, and colectomy)

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