Table 2 Key baseline comorbidities at time of HRF application. 2: By age category; Table 3: By diagnosis category. The categories: “Deep Infection with Nonunion” and “Deep Infection Only” were aggregated under “Deep Infection” as values were similar for both. Comorbidity by Patient Age Group
Variables | Overall (N = 1,818) | Adult (N = 1,688) | Pediatric (N = 130) |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension (with or without complications) | 737 (40.5%) | 736 (43.6%) | 1 (0.8%) |
All Diabetes (with or without complications) | 432 (23.8%) | 431 (25.5%) | 1 (0.8%) |
Complicated Diabetes | 233 (12.8%) | 233 (13.8%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Obesity | 276 (15.2%) | 255 (15.1%) | 21 (16.2%) |
Chronic Pulmonary Diseases (including asthma) | 273 (15.0%) | 259 (15.3%) | 14 (10.8%) |
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders | 225 (12.4%) | 223 (13.2%) | 2 (1.5%) |
Depression | 217 (11.9%) | 214 (12.7%) | 3 (2.3%) |
Cardiac Arrythmia | 153 (8.4%) | 151 (8.9%) | 2 (1.5%) |
Hypothyroidism | 149 (8.2%) | 148 (8.8%) | 1 (0.8%) |
Alcohol Abuse | 141 (7.8%) | 140 (8.3%) | 1 (0.8%) |
Renal Failure | 139 (7.6%) | 139 (8.2%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Drug Abuse | 126 (6.9%) | 124 (7.3%) | 2 (1.5%) |