Impact of Preoperative Quality of Life and Related Factors on the Development of Surgical Site Infections Following Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Prospective Case-Control Study with a Five-Year Follow-Up
Table 1
Baseline demographic characteristics of the patients enrolled in our study.
Patient characteristics
N1
N2
N%
Sex
Male
18
10
8
32.1
Female
38
27
11
67.9
Age in years
≥65
38
29
9
67.9
<65
18
8
10
32.1
Smoking
Yes
7
2
5
12.5
Comorbidity
Coronal artery disease
6
3
3
10.7
Diabetes mellitus
13
9
4
23.2
Hypertension
37
26
11
66.1
Thyroid disease
19
11
8
33.9
Cancer
5
2
3
8.9
Recurrent infections of the respiratory system or urinary tract
4
3
1
7.1
Kidney disease
5
2
3
8.9
Blood disease
2
2
0
3.6
Comorbidities
Chronic diseases
10
6
4
17.9
1-2
31
22
9
55.4
3+
15
9
6
26.8
Total number of subjects. Number of subjects treated with TKR. Number of subjects treated with THR.
