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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Basic characteristics and biomarkers in the PJI and aseptic failure groups

From: C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin-to-globulin ratio (AGR) is a valuable test for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection: a single-center retrospective study

Characteristic

PJI

(N = 47)

Aseptic failure

(N = 117)

P

Age (years)

63.55 ± 11.56

68.44 ± 11.15

0.013*

BMI (kg/m2)

24.74 ± 3.44

24.62 ± 5.31

0.887

Gender

  

0.085

 Male

22

38

 Female

25

79

Affected joint

  

 < 0.001*

 Knee

28

21

 Hip

19

96

  1. Values are given as mean ± SD
  2. BMI body mass index
  3. *P < 0.05