Table 1 Characteristics of study patients
Characteristics | AL (n = 141) | PJI (n = 39) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year)-mean ± SD | 69.23 ± 11.14 | 66.54 ± 14.13 | 0.220 |
Male n (%) | 60 (42.6%) | 21 (53.8%) | 0.123 |
Body mass index-mean ± SD | 30.58 ± 5.2 | 29.88 ± 6.41 | 0.542 |
Hip n (%) | 91 (64.5%) | 27 (69.2%) | 0.73 |
Knee n (%) | 50 (35.5%) | 12 (30.8%) | 0.73 |
Diabetes mellitus n (%) | 25 (17.7%) | 7 (17.9%) | 0.86 |
Immunosuppressive therapy n (%) MTX | 2 (2.1%) | 1 (2.6%) | 0.62 |
Systemic steroid therapy n (%) | 2 (1.4%) | 0 | 0.62 |
Prior revision arthroplasty n (%) | 38 (27%) | 20 (51.3%) | 0.011 |
CRP mean ± SD | 0.78 ± 1.57 | 3.47 ± 3.72 | 0.00011 |
ESR mean ± SD | 15.15 ± 15.41 | 39.16 ± 28.40 | 0.000013 |
D-dimer mean ± SD | 942.36 ± 1085.78 | 1968.54 ± 1471.84 | 0.00025 |