Table 1 Characteristics of study patients
From: Proton pump inhibitors and 180-day mortality in the elderly after Clostridium difficile treatment
Demographics | Survivors (765) | Died (109) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
n % | n % | ||
Age (SD) | 76.5 (8.1) | 78.4 (8.2) | 0.018 |
Female | 447 (58.4) | 63 (57.8) | 0.90 |
White | 690 (90.2) | 96 (88.1) | 0.49 |
Hispanic | 37 (4.8) | 1 (9.2) | 0.06 |
African American | 19 (2.5) | 7 (6.4) | 0.024 |
Asian | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.9) | 0.45 |
Nursing home | 102 (13.3) | 28 (25.7) | 0.004 |
Medical history | |||
CCI 0 | 148 (19.3) | 7 (6.4) | 0.001 |
CCI 1 | 124 (16.2) | 15 (13.8) | 0.51 |
CCI 2 | 135 (17.6) | 22 (20.2) | 0.52 |
CCI 3 or more | 358 (46.8) | 65 (59.6) | 0.012 |
Immunosuppressed | 59 (7.7) | 8 (7.3) | 0.11 |
Diabetic | 256 (33.5) | 45 (41.3) | 0.89 |
Prior CDI diagnosis | 199 (26.0) | 27 (24.8) | 0.78 |