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Table 1 Demographic comparison between uncomplicated and complicated SAB

From: C-reactive protein predicts complications in community-associated S. aureus bacteraemia: a cohort study

Demographic

Total

Uncomplicated

Complicated

Comparisona

% [n = 158]

% [n = 51]

% [n = 107]

Crude OR

95% CI

p-value

Age median (IQR)

68.5 (29.0)

59.0 (29.0)

72.0 (26.0)

1.03

(1.01, 1.05)

0.003

Gender

 Female

39.2 [62]

41.2 [21]

38.3 [41]

0.89

(0.45, 1.75)

0.731

 Male

60.8 [96]

58.8 [30]

61.7 [66]

   

CACI median (IQR)

5.0 (6.0)

5.0 (6.0)

5.0 (6.0)

1.03

(0.93, 1.13)

0.597

Immunosuppression

13.2 [21]

17.6 [9]

11.2 [12]

0.59

(0.23, 1.51)

0.269

Diabetes

32.3 [51]

37.3 [19]

29.9 [32]

0.72

(0.36, 1.45)

0.357

Injecting Drug User

9.5 [15]

13.7 [7]

7.5 [8]

0.51

(0.17, 1.49)

0.217

Skin conditionsb

3.8 [6]

7.8 [4]

1.9 [2]

0.22

(0.04, 1.27)

0.090

Haemodialysis

4.4 [7]

11.8 [6]

0.9 [1]

0.07

(0.01, 0.60)

0.016

  1. CACI Charlson age co-morbidity index; OR Odds ratio; CI confidence interval
  2. aUnivariable logistic regression model
  3. bEczema and atopic dermatitis