Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Comparison of selected characteristics between orthopedic trauma and nontrauma patients
From: Incidence and predictive risk factors of postoperative sepsis in orthopedic trauma patients
Demographics | Orthopedic trauma (NÂ =Â 56,336) | Nontrauma (NÂ =Â 305,066) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | |||
 ≥65 | 34,576 (61.4%) | 124,743 (40.9%) | <0.001 |
 <65 | 21,762 (38.6%) | 180,317 (59.1%) | |
Gender | |||
 Male | 19,939 (35.4%) | 142,880 (46.9%) | <0.001 |
 Female | 36,360 (64.6%) | 161,829 (53.1%) | |
Diabetes | 9031 (16%) | 41,866 (13.7%) | <0.001 |
Functionally dependent | 928 (13.4%) | 983 (2.5%) | <0.001 |
BMI | |||
 ≥35 | 5561 (10.4%) | 70,573 (23.4%) | <0.001 |
 <35 | 47,661 (89.6%) | 234,185 (76.6%) | |
ASA score | |||
 >2 | 33,053 (58.8%) | 113,704 (37.3%) | <0.001 |
 ≤2 | 23,203 (41.2%) | 190,864 (62.7%) | |