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Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of hospitalized patients with CDI patients, stratified by mortality

From: Obesity is not associated with adverse outcomes among hospitalized patients with Clostridioides difficile infection

 

No death within 30 days, N (%)

Death within 30 days, N (%)

p value

BMI

< 20

519 (14.9%)

39 (10.5%)

0.32

20–25

1175 (33.8%)

135 (36.2%)

25–30

920 (26.5%)

108 (29.0%)

30–35

490 (14.1%)

49 (13.1%)

35–40

213 (6.1%)

22 (5.9%)

40–45

92 (2.6%)

10 (2.7%)

> 45

69 (2.0%)

10 (2.7%)

Sex

Female

1830 (52.6%)

194 (52.0%)

0.82

Male

1648 (47.4%)

179 (48.0%)

Age

18–55 years

1102 (31.7%)

56 (15.0%)

 < 0.01

56–75 years

1522 (43.8%)

180 (48.3%)

≥ 76 years

854 (24.6%)

137 (36.7%)

Race/ethnicity

Black

356 (10.2%)

37 (9.9%)

1.00

Hispanic

385 (11.1%)

41 (11.0%)

White

1930 (55.5%)

207 (55.5%)

Other

807 (23.2%)

88 (23.6%)

Charlson comorbidity index

0–3 points

1439 (41.4%)

62 (16.6%)

 < 0.01

4–6 points

1682 (48.4%)

249 (66.8%)

> 7 points

357 (10.3%)

62 (16.6%)

Vital signs

Temperature < 35, > 38 °C

578 (24.7%)

98 (41.0%)

 < 0.01

Heart rate > 100 beats/min

1728 (56.5%)

247 (77.4%)

 < 0.01

MAP < 65 mmHg

940 (30.9%)

193 (62.1%)

 < 0.01

Lab values

WBC count > 15 × 103/μL

1100 (31.6%)

208 (55.8%)

 < 0.01

Hematocrit < 37.2%

2375 (91.2%)

308 (96.9%)

 < 0.01

Platelet count < 156 × 103/μL

1302 (37.4%)

209 (56.0%)

 < 0.01

Total bilirubin > 1.3 mg/dL

308 (14.0%)

86 (33.1%)

 < 0.01

Albumin < 3 g/dL

1306 (44.4%)

241 (70.5%)

 < 0.01

Creatinine > 1.5 mg/dL

1087 (31.4%)

218 (58.4%)

 < 0.01

Hospitalization

Vasopressor use

533 (15.3%)

140 (37.5%)

 < 0.01

ICU stay

914 (26.3%)

208 (55.8%)

 < 0.01

  1. Baseline characteristics of patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (n = 3851), stratified based on death within 30 days
  2. CDI, Clostridioides difficile infection; BMI, body mass index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; WBC, white blood cell; ICU, intensive care unit