Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics
From: Diagnostic value of next-generation sequencing to detect periprosthetic joint infection
| Â | Total | Infection group | Non-infection group | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 67.8 ± 7.4 | 66.4 ± 7.6 | 68.8 ± 7.2 | 0.348 |
67 (62–74) | 67 (63–69.5) | 68.5 (62–74) | 0.458a | |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.728b |
 Men | 21 (60) | 10 (66.7) | 11 (55) |  |
 Women | 14 (40) | 5 (33.3) | 9 (45) |  |
BMI | 27.2 ± 2.3 | 26.9 ± 2.4 | 27.4 ± 2.1 | 0.550 |
Affected joint | Â | Â | Â | 0.506b |
 Hip | 19 (54.3) | 7 (46.7) | 12 (60) |  |
 Knee | 16 (45.7) | 8 (53.3) | 8 (40) |  |