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Table 1 Clinical and biochemical characteristics of included patients at baseline

From: Supplementation of enteral nutritional powder decreases surgical site infection, prosthetic joint infection, and readmission after hip arthroplasty in geriatric femoral neck fracture with hypoalbuminemia

 

Control

Nutr. supple.

Statistics

Gender, male/%

71/44.1

68/46.9

χ2 = 0.24, P = 0.62

Age, years

78.2 ± 6.7

77.6 ± 6.0

t = − 1.80, P = 0.07

Weight, kg

56.50 ± 8.70

58.25 ± 8.30

t = − 1.57, P = 0.12

Body mass index, kg/m2

21.3 ± 2.0

21.6 ± 2.1

t = 0.85, P = 0.39

Serum albumin concentration, g/dL

3.24 ± 0.12

3.23 ± 0.12

t = 0.67, P = 0.51

Total lymphocyte count (TLC), /dL

1463 ± 171

1481 ± 162

t = − 0.93, P = 0.35

Hemoglobin, g/L

118.3 ± 11.3

118.9 ± 11.1

t = − 0.46, P = 0.65

Blood urea nitrogen, mmol/L

5.3 ± 1.56

5.4 ± 1.4

t = − 0.52, P = 0.60

Comorbidities

   

 Hypertension, n/%

19/11.8

20/13.8

χ2 = 0.27, P = 0.60

 Diabetes mellitus, n/%

10/6.2

16/11

χ2 = 2.28, P = 0.13

 Congestive heart failure, n/%

4/2.5

4/2.8

χ2 = 0a, P = 1

 COPD, n/%

4/2.5

2/1.4

χ2 = 0.08a, P = 0.78

 Chronic renal failure, n/%

2/1.2

2/1.4

χ2 = 0 a, P = 1

 Hepatitis, n/%

1/0.6

0

P = 1b

 Others, n/%

0

0

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  1. Nutr. supple. nutritional supplementation; COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  2. aContinuity correction
  3. bFisher’s exact test