Table 2 Basic characteristics of patients in the study.
From: Plasma fibrinogen in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection
Patients | PJI | Non-PJI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 57 (36.5%) | 99 (63.5%) | |
Gender | 0.964 | ||
Male | 28 (49.1%) | 49 (49.5%) | |
Female | 29 (50.9%) | 50 (50.5%) | |
Age (year) | 65.4 ± 10.9 (27–88) | 63.1 ± 10.0 (26–86) | 0.163 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.0 ± 4.29 (14.5–35.2) | 25.6 ± 4.05 (16.6–38.7) | 0.022 |
Affected joint | < 0.001 | ||
Knee | 33 (57.9%) | 17 (17.2%) | |
Hip | 24 (42.1%) | 82 (82.8%) | |
Position | 0.032 | ||
Left | 25 (43.9%) | 61 (61.7%) | |
Right | 32 (56.1%) | 38 (38.3%) | |
ASA classification | 0.777 | ||
1 | 3 (5.3%) | 5 (5.1%) | |
2 | 29 (50.1%) | 47 (47.5%) | |
3 | 21(36.8%) | 43 (43.4%) | |
4 | 4 (7.8%) | 4 (4.0%) | |
Time to revision (year) | 3.3 ± 4.3 (0.05–17) | 9.4 ± 6.2 (0.17–30) | < 0.001 |
