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Table 1 Demographics and outcomes of AGE

From: Stool cultures show a lack of impact in the management of acute gastroenteritis for hospitalized patients in the Bronx, New York

 

No culture

Culture

Total

p

(n = 223)

(n = 119)

(n = 342)

Demographics

 Age (years)

58 [38–72.5]

55 [39.5–71.5]

57 [38–72]

0.99

 Gender

   

0.47

  Female

162 (72.6)

82 (68.9)

244 (71.3)

 

  Male

61 (27.4)

37 (31.1)

98 (28.7)

 

 Race

   

0.43

  White

30 (13.7)

15 (12.7)

45 (13.4)

 

  Black

77 (35.2)

32 (27.1)

109 (32.3)

 

  Hispanic

97 (44.3)

61 (51.7)

158 (46.9)

 

  Other

15 (6.8)

10 (8.5)

25 (7.4)

 

 Insurance type

  Private

29 (13%)

20 (17%)

49 (14%)

0.34

  Public

194 (87%)

99 (83%)

293 (86%)

 

Hospital details

 Admission WBCa

9 [6.6–12.2]

9.5 [7.65–12.75]

9.3 [6.9–12.4]

0.14

 Last WBCa

6.7 [5.2–8.7]

6.2 [4.9–8]

6.5 [5.1–8.3]

0.12

 Antibiotics

77 (52%)

62 (35%)

139 (41%)

 

 DDDa

4 [2–14]

6.91 [2–14]

5 [2–14]

0.35

 Fevera

29 (13)

31 (26.1)

60 (17.5)

<0.01

 CT completed

81 (68%)

118 (53%)

199 (58%)

 

 CT with enteritis

32/81 (53%)

39/118 (33%)

71/199 (35%)

0.35

Outcome

 LOS (Days)a

2.28 [1.73–3.42]

3.15 [2.22–4.67]

2.64 [1.86–3.94]

<0.01

 Readmissiona

19 (8.5)

17 (14.3)

36 (10.5)

0.09

  1. Values are median [interquartile range] or n (%)
  2. aDefinitions: (1) WBC: white blood cell count; (2) DDD: WHO’s defined daily dose; (3) Fever: temperature > 100.4°F; (4) LOS: Length of stay in days; (5) Readmission: patient admission to a hospital within 30 days after being discharged