Table 1 Patient characteristics according to the occurrence of CRI.
From: Incidence and challenges in management of hemodialysis catheter-related infections
Study population | Catheter related infection (+); number | Catheter related infection (−), number | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N | 160 | 49 | 111 | ||||
Mean age (range) | 55.9 (17- 86) | – | 58.2 (28–83) | – | 54.9 (17–86) | – | NS |
Gender ratio M/F | 1.53 | – | 1.45 | – | 1.58 | – | NS |
Smoking intoxication | 72 | 45 | 25 | 51 | 47 | 42 | NS |
Alcohol intake | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | NS |
Drug addiction | 3 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 3 | NS |
Hypertension | 86 | 54 | 25 | 51 | 61 | 56 | NS |
Dyslipidemia | 56 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 0.004 |
Diabetes | 69 | 69 | 23 | 47 | 44 | 40 | NS |
History of infective endocarditis | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | NS |
History of bacteraemia* | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | NS |
History of CRBSI | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | NS |
Initial nephropathy | NS | ||||||
Diabetic nephropathy | 64 | 40 | 21 | 43 | 43 | 39 | |
Vascular nephropathy | 12 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | |
CG nephropathy | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | |
CTI nephropathy | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |
PKD | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
ANCA vasculitis | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
RPF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
undetermined nephropathy | 39 | 24 | 14 | 29 | 25 | 22 | |
Chronic graft dysfunction | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
BMI (kg/ m2) (extremes) | 24.5 (18.9–34.6) | – | 25.9 | – | 25.4 | – | NS |
BMI > 30 kg/m2 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 16 | < 0.04 |
Poor personal hygiene status | 35 | 22 | 27 | 55 | 8 | 6 | < 0.001 |
