Table 1 Baseline characteristics before and after propensity score matching.

From: The impact of aspirin on Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in diabetic patients

 

Unmatched cohort (n = 95,627)

PSM cohort (n = 63,500)

Total (n = 95,627) n (%)

Aspirin users (n = 43,247) n (%)

Non-users (n = 52,380) n (%)

SMD*

Total (n = 63,500) n (%)

Aspirin users (n = 31,750) n (%)

Non-users (n = 31,750) n (%)

SMD*

Sex

Male

49,118 (51.36)

22,505 (52.04)

26,613 (50.81)

0.02

32,157 (50.64)

16,151 (50.87)

16,006 (50.41)

0.01

Female

46,509 (48.64)

20,742 (47.96)

25,767 (49.19)

0.02

31,343 (49.36)

15,599 (49.13)

15,744 (49.59)

0.01

Age at diabetes diagnosis, years

   

0.16

   

0.03

20–64

54,508 (57.00)

22,796 (52.71)

31,712 (60.54)

 

36,201 (57.01)

17836 (56.18)

18,365 (57.84)

 

≥ 65

41,119 (43.00)

20,451 (47.29)

20,668 (39.46)

 

27,299 (42.99)

13,914 (43.82)

13,385 (42.16)

 

Baseline comorbid condition

Liver cirrhosis

538 (0.56)

78 (0.18)

460 (0.88)

0.10

162 (0.26)

75 (0.24)

87 (0.27)

0.01

Unspecified liver injury

28 (0.03)

6 (0.01)

22 (0.04)

0.02

12 (0.02)

6 (0.02)

6 (0.02)

0.00

Hepatobiliary malignancy

328 (0.34)

46 (0.11)

282 (0.54)

0.08

75 (0.12)

44 (0.14)

31 (0.10)

0.01

Gastric cancer

419 (0.44)

92 (0.21)

327 (0.62)

0.06

166 (0.26)

86 (0.27)

80 (0.25)

0.00

Colon cancer

1222 (1.28)

370 (0.86)

852 (1.63)

0.07

641 (1.01)

319 (1.00)

322 (1.01)

0.00

Hepatocellular carcinoma

2588 (2.71)

381 (0.88)

2207 (4.21)

0.21

738 (1.16)

374 (1.18)

364 (1.15)

0.00

Metastatic cancers

3132 (3.28)

364 (0.84)

2768 (5.28)

0.26

647 (1.02)

361 (1.14)

286 (0.90)

0.02

Other malignancies

9039 (9.45)

2232 (5.16)

6807 (13.00)

0.28

3972 (6.26)

2065 (6.50)

1907 (6.01)

0.02

Cholangitis

1011 (1.06)

275 (0.64)

736 (1.41)

0.08

478 (0.75)

245 (0.77)

233 (0.73)

0.00

Cholelithiasis

3223 (3.37)

1180 (2.73)

2043 (3.90)

0.07

1906 (3.00)

939 (2.96)

967 (3.05)

0.01

Hepatitis B

2562 (2.68)

505 (1.17)

2057 (3.93)

0.18

933 (1.47)

487 (1.53)

446 (1.40)

0.01

Hepatitis C

2623 (2.74)

551 (1.27)

2072 (3.96)

0.17

1037 (1.63)

522 (1.64)

515 (1.62)

0.00

Other viral hepatitis

97 (0.10)

27 (0.06)

70 (0.13)

0.02

46 (0.07)

22 (0.07)

24 (0.08)

0.00

Chronic kidney disease

7530 (7.87)

3509 (8.11)

4021 (7.68)

0.02

4957 (7.81)

2609 (8.22)

2348 (7.40)

0.03

Cardiovascular events

 Ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarction

13,632 (14.26)

9345 (21.61)

4287 (8.18)

0.38

7548 (11.89)

3852 (12.13)

3696 (11.64)

0.02

 Ischemic stroke

8400 (8.78)

5896 (13.63)

2504 (4.78)

0.31

4671 (7.36)

2433 (7.66)

2238 (7.05)

0.02

 Arrythmia

5372 (5.62)

2951 (6.82)

2421 (4.62)

0.09

3626 (5.71)

1868 (5.88)

1758 (5.54)

0.01

 Any cardiovascular or cerebrovascular accident event

28,975 (30.30)

18,226 (42.14)

10,749 (20.52)

0.48

17,760 (27.97)

9142 (28.79)

8618 (27.14)

0.04

Atherosclerosis

1861 (1.95)

1133 (2.62)

728 (1.39)

0.09

1152 (1.81)

621 (1.96)

531 (1.67)

0.02

Prior medications

Anti-diabetic therapy

 Metformin

64,474 (67.42)

29,688 (68.65)

34,786 (66.41)

0.05

43,382 (68.32)

21,612 (68.07)

21,770 (68.57)

0.01

 Sulfonylurea

49,442 (51.70)

24,566 (56.80)

24,876 (47.49)

0.19

33,779 (53.20)

16,779 (52.85)

17,000 (53.54)

0.01

 Acarbose

6637 (6.94)

3205 (7.41)

3432 (6.55)

0.03

4489 (7.07)

2266 (7.14)

2223 (7.00)

0.01

 Thiazolidinedione

4730 (4.95)

2848 (6.59)

1882 (3.59)

0.14

3164 (4.98)

1568 (4.94)

1596 (5.03)

0.00

 DPP4 inhibitor

4543 (4.75)

1637 (3.79)

2906 (5.55)

0.08

2643 (4.16)

1398 (4.40)

1245 (3.92)

0.02

 GLP-1 agonist

11 (0.01)

4 (0.01)

7 (0.01)

0.00

7 (0.01)

4 (0.01)

3 (0.01)

0.00

 SGLT2 inhibitor

135 (0.14)

43 (0.10)

92 (0.18)

0.02

60 (0.09)

39 (0.12)

21 (0.07)

0.02

 Meglitinides

7584 (7.93)

3718 (8.60)

3866 (7.38)

0.04

5177 (8.15)

2620 (8.25)

2557 (8.05)

0.01

 Insulins

2174 (2.27)

428 (0.99)

1746 (3.33)

0.16

835 (1.31)

423 (1.33)

412 (1.30)

0.00

Centrally acting anti-adrenergic agents

332 (0.35)

162 (0.37)

170 (0.32)

0.01

216 (0.34)

109 (0.34)

107 (0.34)

0.00

α-blockers

1255 (1.31)

562 (1.30)

693 (1.32)

0.00

793 (1.25)

414 (1.30)

379 (1.19)

0.01

Thiazide-type diuretics

11,343 (11.86)

5609 (12.97)

5734 (10.95)

0.06

7364 (11.60)

3674 (11.57)

3690 (11.62)

0.00

ß-blockers

18,784 (19.64)

10,258 (23.72)

8526 (16.28)

0.19

12,035 (18.95)

6037 (19.01)

5998 (18.89)

0.00

Calcium channel blockers

27,997 (29.28)

14,595 (33.75)

13,402 (25.59)

0.18

18,935 (29.82)

9595 (30.22)

9340 (29.42)

0.02

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

10,628 (11.11)

6523 (15.08)

4105 (7.84)

0.23

6915 (10.89)

3386 (10.66)

3529 (11.11)

0.01

Angiotensin II receptor antagonists

20,967 (21.93)

11,678 (27.00)

9289 (17.73)

0.22

14,790 (23.29)

7393 (23.29)

7397 (23.30)

0.00

HbA1c value

8.42 ± 2.25

8.40 ± 2.17

8.43 ± 2.33

0.26

8.45 ± 2.25

8.46 ± 2.21

8.45 ± 2.28

0.03

  1. DPP4, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors; GLP1, glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; SGLT2, sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors; SMD, standardized mean differences.
  2. *an SMD < 0.1 was considered well balance.