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Table 1 General demographic information

From: Comparison of metagenomic next-generation sequencing and conventional culture for the diagnostic performance in febrile patients with suspected infections

Characteristics

Noninfectious diseases (137)

Infectious diseases (231)

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Gender

 Male

76 (55.47%)

139 (60.17%)

 

 Female

61 (44.53%)

92 (39.83%)

 

Age (years)

  

0.003

 < 60

93 (67.88%)

120 (51.95%)

 

 ≥ 60

44 (32.12%)

111 (58.05%)

 

Hypoproteinemia

29 (21.17%)

68 (29.44%)

0.088

Obesity (BMI ≥ 28)

10 (7.30%)

23 (9.96%)

0.039

Chronic disease

 Diabetes

15 (10.95%)

56 (24.24%)

0.002

 Cardiovascular disease

33 (24.09%)

86 (37.23%)

0.011

 Cerebrovascular disease

10 (7.30%)

14 (5.91%)

0.667

 Chronic kidney disease

1 (0.73%)

10 (4.33%)

0.059

 Chronic respiratory disease

1 (0.73%)

2 (0.87%)

1.000

 Connective tissue disease

7 (5.11%)

10 (4.33%)

0.799

 Chronic liver disease

5 (3.65%)

7 (3.03%)

0.768

Affected sites

 Bloodstream

/

64

 

 Liver

/

29

 

 Urogenital system

/

7

 

 Endocardium

/

13

 

 Blood vessel

/

7

 

 Spine and joints

/

28

 

 Lung

/

54

 

 Skin, soft tissues, and muscles

/

26

 

 Abdomen

/

20

 

 CSF

/

34

 

 Lymphnode

/

5

 

 Endophthalmitis

/

1

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