Table 1 Baseline Characteristics

Age (median [IQR])

66.8 [56.1–72.9]

63.7 [55.7–68.5]

0.11

Male (%)

97.6

97.1

1.00

A1C⁺ (mean)

8.3 ± 2.2

8.5 ± 1.9

0.63

Comorbid conditions (%)

Peripheral vascular disease

Transplant

Malignancy

OM

27 (32.5)

1 (1.2)

11 (13.2)

36 (43.3)

22 (32.4)

1 (1.5)

2 (2.9)

36 (52.9)

0.98

1.00

0.02

0.24

Microbiologic cultures (%)

Swab

Wound

Tissue

Abscess

Bone

6 (7.2)

33 (39.7)

42 (50.5)

16 (19.2)

46 (55)

0

26 (38.2)

44 (64.7)

5 (7.4)

30 (44.1)

0.03

0.85

0.08

0.04

0.17

Organisms isolated (%)

MRSA^#

MSSA^*

Other Gram positive

Gram negative

Anaerobes

Culture negative

10 (12.0)

18 (21.7)

41 (49.3)

38 (45.8)

14 (16.9)

13 (15.7)

12 (17.6)

26 (38.2)

36 (52.9)

18 (26.4)

8 (11.8)

9 (13.2)

0.34

0.03

0.66

0.02

0.38

0.67