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Table 1 The baseline characteristics of patients undergoing revision surgery

From: Serum globulin and albumin to globulin ratio as potential diagnostic biomarkers for periprosthetic joint infection: a retrospective review

Group and variable

Aseptic revision

PJI

P value

No. of patients

89

38

 

Agea

61.85 ± 13.39

63.95 ± 14.08

0.429c

Sexb

  

0.924d

 Female

50 (56.2%)

21 (55.3%)

 

 Male

39 (43.8%)

17 (44.7%)

 

Jointb

  

< 0.001d

 Hip

79 (88.8%)

21 (55.3%)

 

 Knee

10 (11.2%)

17 (44.7%)

 

Diabetes mellitusb

  

1.000d

 Diabetic

11 (12.4%)

5 (13.2%)

 

 Nondiabetic

78 (87.6%)

33 (86.8%)

 

Blood pressureb

  

0.017d

 Hypertension

21 (23.6%)

17 (44.7%)

 

 Nonhypertension

68 (76.4%)

21 (55.3%)

 
  1. P < 0.05 was regarded as statistically significant
  2. PJI periprosthetic joint infection
  3. aData are presented as the mean ± standard deviation
  4. bData are presented as the number (percentage) of patients
  5. cP value was calculated by the independent t test
  6. dP value was calculated by the chi-square test