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Table 1 Characteristics of the PJI and non-PJI groups based on the modified MSIS criteria

From: The relationship of C-reactive protein/interleukin-6 concentrations between serum and synovial fluid in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

Variables

PJI (n = 62)

Non-PJI (n = 77)

P value

Age† (yr)

65.85 (61–71)

64.60 (59–71)

0.422

Sex*

   

 Male

28 (45.16%)

18 (23.38%)

0.007

 Female

34 (54.84%)

59 (76.62%)

 

BMI†‡ (kg/m2)

25.30 (23.21–27.36)

25.49 (23.14–28.06)

0.809

Joint*

  

0.551

 Hip

18 (29.03%)

26 (33.77%)

 

 Knee

44 (70.97%)

51 (66.23%)

 
  1. *The values are given as the number of cases, with the percentage in parentheses
  2. †The values are given as the median, with the interquartile range in parentheses
  3. ‡BMI body mass index
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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