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Table 1 Demographics of the Study Groups

From: Thromboelastography parameters in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection and predicting reimplantation timing

Demographics

Group A (n = 23)

Group B (n = 39)

p Value

Age (y)a

64.13 ± 9.10

64.56 ± 10.88

.873

Sexb

  

. 424

 Male

10 (43.48%)

13 (33.33%)

 

 Female

13 (56.52%)

26 (66.67%)

 

BMI (kg/m2) a

26.16 ± 2.83

25.55 ± 3.61

.493

Involved jointb

  

<0.01

 Hip

7 (30.43%)

34 (87.18%)

 

 Knee

16 (69.57%)

5 (12.82%)

 

Serum inflammatory and fibrinolytic markers

 CRP (mg/L)

45.71 ± 54.50

3.57 ± 4.62

<.05

 ESR (mm/h)

57.59 ± 27.97

14.59 ± 10.33

<.001

 D-dimer (mg/L)

1.72 ± 1.22

1.06 ± 1.23

<.001

 K (min)

1.26 ± 0.77

1.56 ± 0.41

<.001

 Angle(°)

72.56 ± 7.38

67.80 ± 6.13

<.001

 MA (mm)

71.23 ± 5.62

62.83 ± 4.03

<.001

 A30(mm)

70.85 ± 5.79

62.36 ± 4.16

<.001

 TPI(/sec)

126.28 ± 54.46

60.30 ± 26.24

<.001

  1. BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, K clotting time, Angle α-angle, MA maximum amplitude, A30 amplitude at 30 min, TPI thrombodynamic potential index
  2. a The values are expressed as the mean ± SD
  3. b The values are expressed as the numbers of patients, with the percentage in parentheses