All | Pyogenic spondylitis | Psoas abscess | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
n = 126 | n = 72 | n = 54 | ||
Variables | n (%) | |||
Co-morbidities | 102 (81) | 56 (78) | 46 (85) | 0.36 |
Diabetes | 19 (15) | 10 (14) | 9 (17) | 0.80 |
Hypertension | 36 (29) | 23 (31) | 13 (24) | 0.43 |
Hyperlipidemia | 7 (5.6) | 5 (6.9) | 2 (3.7) | 0.70 |
Cardiac diseases | 18 (14) | 8 (11) | 10 (18) | 0.31 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 15 (12) | 6 (8.3) | 9 (17) | 0.17 |
Neurological disease | 15 (12) | 8 (11) | 7 (13) | 0.79 |
Dementia | 4 (3.2) | 4 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.13 |
Alcoholism | 4 (3.2) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (5.6) | 0.31 |
Neurosis | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.9) | 1.00 |
Schizophrenia | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.7) | 0.18 |
Mental retardation | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.9) | 1.00 |
Depression | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.9) | 1.00 |
Epilepsy | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | 0.43 |
Parkinson’s disease | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
Pulmonary disease | 7 (5.6) | 3 (4.2) | 4 (7.4) | 0.46 |
Liver disease | 7 (5.6) | 4 (5.6) | 3 (5.6) | 1.00 |
Renal disease | 8 (6.3) | 3 (4.2) | 5 (9.3) | 0.29 |
Malignancy | 21 (17) | 9 (13) | 12 (22) | 0.16 |
Operation | 32 (25) | 17 (24) | 15 (28) | 0.68 |
Others | 30 (24) | 17 (24) | 13 (24) | 1.00 |
Osteoporosis | 5 (4.0) | 4 (5.6) | 1 (1.9) | 0.39 |
Pancreatitis | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.9) | 1.00 |
Thyroid disease | 3 (2.4) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (3.7) | 0.58 |
Inguinal hernia | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | 0.43 |
Malignant syndrome | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
Hypoadrenalism | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
Gastrointestinal ulcer | 4 (3.2) | 2 (2.8) | 2 (3.7) | 1.00 |
Glaucoma | 3 (2.4) | 2 (2.8) | 1 (1.9) | 1.00 |
Discitis | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
Cholecystitis | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
Pemphigoid | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
Spinal stenosis | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | 0.43 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | 0.43 |
Reflux esophagitis | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.9) | 1.00 |
Ureteral stent placement | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | 0.43 |
Common bile duct stone | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
Status at hospitalization | ||||
Hospitalized for comorbidity | 57 (45) | 27 (38) | 30 (56) | 0.044 |
Medical department* | 40 (32) | 19 (26) | 21 (39) | 0.18 |
Surgical department** | 17 (13) | 8 (11) | 9 (17) | 0.43 |
Hospitalized for other infections | 17 (13) | 6 (8) | 11 (20) | 0.07 |
Urinary tract infection | 7 (5.6) | 1 (1.4) | 6 (11) | 0.042 |
Sepsis | 4 (3.2) | 2 (2.8) | 2 (3.7) | 1.00 |
Pneumonia | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.7) | 0.19 |
Cholangitis | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
Liver abscess | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | 0.43 |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
Infectious arthritis | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |