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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study populations with Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis

From: The impact of hemodialysis on mortality risk and cause of death in Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis

Characteristics

Hemodialysis

(n = 121)

Non-ESKD

(n = 190)

Total

(n = 311)

P value

Follow-up (years)

1.8 ± 2.4

2.6 ± 2.9

2.3 ± 2.8

 

Age (years)

60.5 ± 15.2

62.3 ± 16.2

61.6 ± 15.8

0.301

Female (N)

47 (39%)

52 (27.4%)

99 (31.8%)

0.045

 Age (years)

57.9 ± 14.7

66.6 ± 17.4

62.5 ± 16.5

0.004

Male (N)

74 (61%)

138 (72.6%)

212 (68.2%)

0.045

 Age (years)

62.1 ± 15.3

60.6 ± 15.6

61.2 ± 15.5

0.417

Pre-existing Heart valve disease

 Aortic valve

17 (14.1%)

40 (21.1%)

57 (18.3%)

0.134

 Mitral valve

12 (10%)

22 (11.6%)

34 (11%)

0.712

Comorbidity

 Myocardial infarction

17 (14.1%)

22 (11.6%)

39 (12.5%)

0.598

 Diabetes mellitus

43 (35.5%)

23 (12.1%)

66 (21.2%)

< 0.001

 Chronic obstructive lung disease

7 (5.8%)

7 (3.7%)

14 (4.5%)

0.410

 Peripheral vascular disease

19 (15.7%)

12 (6.3%)

31 (10%)

0.012

 Ischemic heart disease

32 (26.5%)

48 (25.3%)

80 (25.7%)

0.894

 Cardiac arrythmia disorder

30 (24.8%)

36 (19%)

66 (21.2%)

0.255

 Atrial flutter

25 (20.7%)

26 (13.7%)

51 (16.4%)

0.118

 Chronic heart failure

30 (24.8%)

32 (16.8%)

62 (20%)

0.109

aChronic kidney disease stage

 1

 

51 (26.8%)

  

 2

 

52 (27.4%)

  

 3

 

55 (28.9%)

  

 4

 

25 (13.2%)

  

 5

 

7 (3.7%)

  

 5 dialysis

121 (100%)

  
  1. Values are given as mean, +/− SD or N (%)
  2. aThe plasma creatinine level at admission was used to calculate the eGFR and the CKD-EPI creatinine equation was applied