Table 2 Demographic characteristics and predisposing conditions in 381 patients
From: Infective endocarditis at a tertiary-care hospital in China
Variables | Total | Community acquired (n = 333) | Non-nosocomial (n = 25) | Nosocomial (n = 23) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 46 + 16 | 46 + 16 | 46 + 17 | 52 + 14 | 0.275 |
Male | 255 (66.9%) | 217 (65.2%) | 20 (80%) | 18 (78.3%) | 0.155 |
Predisposing medical disease | |||||
Degenerative valve disease | 82 (21.5%) | 78 (23.4%) | 4 (16%) | 0 (0%) | 0.024 |
Hypertension | 77 (20.2%) | 61 (18.3%) | 6 (24%) | 10 (43.5%) | 0.013 |
Congenital heart disease | 68 (17.8%) | 63 (18.9%) | 3 (12%) | 2 (8.7%) | 0.344 |
Diabetes mellitus | 34 (8.9%) | 27 (8.1%) | 3 (12%) | 4 (17.4%) | 0.274 |
Alcohol abuse | 26 (6.8%) | 21 (6.3%) | 4 (16%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0.159 |
Rheumatic heart disease | 23 (6.0%) | 20 (6.0%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (8.7%) | 0.791 |
Immunocompromised state | 22 (5.8%) | 10 (3.0%) | 3 (12%) | 9 (39.1%) | < 0.001 |
Coronary heart disease | 20 (5.2%) | 17 (5.1%) | 2 (8%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0.806 |
Cancer | 13 (3.4%) | 10 (3.0%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (8.7%) | 0.342 |
History of IE | 10 (2.6%) | 9 (2.7%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0.666 |
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | 7 (1.8%) | 7 (2.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.598 |
Dialysis | 5 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (16%) | 1 (4.3%) | < 0.001 |
Pregnancy | 2 (0.5%) | 2 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.865 |