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Table 4 Association between patients’ characteristics with underlying diseases condition, irrespective to CDT status (n = 2036)

From: Pancreatic disease patients are at higher risk for Clostridium difficile infection compared to those with other co-morbidities

Characteristics

Pancreatic diseases

n (%)

Hepatic

diseases

n (%)

Renal

diseases

n (%)

Malignancies

n (%)

Miscellaneous

diseases

n (%)

Chi-square

p-value

Gender

 Male

232 (68.2)

188 (76.7)

280 (68.6)

350 (67.7)

325 (61.8)

< 0.05*

 Female

108 (31.8)

57 (23.3)

128 (31.4)

167 (32.3)

201 (38.2)

 Total

340 (100)

245 (100)

408 (100)

517 (100)

526 (100)

 

Age groups in years

 2 to < 20

12 (3.5)

5 (2)

24 (5.9)

184 (35.6)

69 (13.1)

< 0.05*

 20 to < 40

157 (46.2)

73 (29.9)

157 (38.5)

98 (18.9)

183 (34.8)

 40 to < 60

129 (37.9)

128 (52.2)

164 (40.2)

143 (27.7)

165 (31.4)

 60 and above

42 (12.4)

39 (15.9)

63 (15.4)

92 (17.8)

109 (20.7)

 Total

340 (100)

245 (100)

408 (100)

517 (100)

526 (100)

 

Antibiotics received

 Nil

50 (14.7)

36 (14.7)

117 (28.7)

80 (15.5)

154 (29.3)

< 0.05*

 Single

123 (36.2)

111 (45.3)

104 (25.5)

153 (29.6)

198 (37.6)

 Multiple

167 (49.1)

98 (40)

187 (45.8)

284 (54.9)

174 (33.1)

 Total

340 (100)

245 (100)

408 (100)

517 (100)

526 (100)

 
  1. CDT Clostridium difficile toxins
  2. * Significant p-value