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Table 1 Distribution of demographics and medical conditions of study participants, stratified by treatment group

From: Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 on carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: results of the impact of probiotics for reducing infections in veterans (IMPROVE) study

 

Probiotic (N = 52)

n (%)

Placebo (N = 61)

n (%)

P-value

Age (mean), (Q1, Q2)

64.4 (55.5, 69)

62.9 (57, 68)

0.7322

Gender (Male)

49 (94.2)

56 (91.8)

0.7239

Ambulatory Status (Inpatient)

4 (7.7)

3 (4.9)

0.5633

Regular Probiotic Usea

17 (32.7)

22 (36.1)

0.8429

History of C. difficile Infection

1 (1.9)

1 (1.6)

1.0000

History of Gram Negative Bacilli Infection

5 (9.6)

9 (14.8)

0.5686

History of MRSA Infection

15 (28.9)

12 (19.7)

0.2763

History of MSSA Infection

3 (5.8)

5 (8.2)

0.7239

History of VRE Infection

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1.0000

History of Candida Infection

3 (5.8)

1 (1.6)

0.3325

Ongoing Clinical Infection of Any Type

1 (1.9)

2 (3.3)

1.0000

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

1 (1.9)

1 (1.6)

1.0000

Current Active Surgical Wound

4 (7.7)

2 (3.3)

0.4113

Current Active Cancer

2 (3.9)

2 (3.3)

0.5780

Current Coronary Artery Disease

23 (44.2)

22 (36.1)

0.5018

Current Diabetes

17 (32.7)

22 (36.1)

0.8429

Current Insulin Requirement for Diabetes

7 (13.5)

8 (13.1)

1.0000

Current Gastrointestinal Disease

27 (51.9)

30 (49.2)

0.9202

Current Hemodialysis

0 (0.0)

1 (1.6)

1.0000

Current Liver Disease

3 (5.8)

13 (21.3)

0.0282

Current Lung Disease

18 (34.6)

16 (26.2)

0.4114

Current Neutropenia

0 (0.0)

1 (1.6)

1.0000

Current Open Wound

2 (3.9)

2 (3.3)

0.6650

Current Peripheral Vascular Disease

7 (13.5)

8 (13.1)

1.0000

Current Renal Failure

2 (3.9)

3 (4.9)

1.0000

Current Skin Condition

14 (26.9)

11 (18.0)

0.2672

Current Alcohol or Drug Abuse

3 (5.8)

1 (1.6)

0.3325

Current Smoker

10 (19.2)

14 (23.0)

0.7040

  1. Abbreviations: Q quartile, C. clostridium, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, VRE vancomycin resistant Enterococci
  2. aThis category includes all types of probiotics, and yogurts that may or may not include probiotics