Demographic and clinical characteristics of case and control patients
Characteristic | No. of patients (%) or parameter value (mean ± SD) | P value (logit) | |
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Casea (n = 36) | Controlb (n = 72) | ||
Age (yr) | 61.5 ± 18.5 | 61.6 ± 17 | 0.857 |
Female | 18 (50) | 36 (50) | >0.99 |
White race | 24 (66.7) | 61 (84.7) | 0.033 |
Admitted from nursing home | 1 (2.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0.624 |
White blood cell count (baseline) (in thousands per μl) | 10 ± 6.2 | 16.5 ± 28.4 | 0.138 |
Hemoglobin level (baseline) (g/dl) | 10.3 ± 2.2 | 10.7 ± 2.3 | 0.354 |
Platelet count (baseline) (in thousands per μl) | 177.8 ± 90.8 | 185.1 ± 112.5 | 0.798 |
Creatinine level (baseline) (mg/dl) | 1.2 ± 1.6 | 1.4 ± 1.7 | 0.599 |
Albumin level (baseline) (g/dl) | 3.4 ± 0.57 | 3.3 ± 0.64 | 0.615 |
Glucose level (mg/dl) | |||
Baseline | 137.9 ± 59.3 | 131.2 ± 55.7 | 0.572 |
Minimum | 93.3 ± 21.5 | 86.9 ± 21.4 | 0.181 |
Maximum | 209.8 ± 101.2 | 193.1 ± 85.3 | 0.337 |
Body mass index (baseline) (kg/m2) | 25.2 ± 8 | 30.5 ± 8.5 | 0.134 |
Central venous catheter | 13 (36.1) | 36 (50) | 0.17 |
Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 21 (58.3) | 32 (44.4) | 0.193 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 1 (2.8) | 8 (11.1) | 0.191 |
Other neurological disorders | 4 (11.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0.063 |
Pulmonary disorders | 5 (13.9) | 8 (11.1) | 0.684 |
Diabetes without chronic complications | 8 (22.2) | 11 (15.3) | 0.506 |
Renal failure | 5 (13.9) | 13 (18.1) | 0.572 |
Liver disease | 1 (2.8) | 8 (11.1) | 0.166 |
Lymphoma | 2 (5.6) | 4 (5.6) | >0.99 |
Metastatic cancer | 3 (8.3) | 3 (4.2) | 0.355 |
Solid tumor without metastasis | 9 (25) | 18 (25) | >0.99 |
Alcohol abuse | 0 (0) | 5 (6.9) | >0.99 |
Anemia deficiency | 10 (27.8) | 16 (22.2) | 0.538 |