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Table 2 Baseline characteristic of PJI and Aseptic patients

From: Serum D-lactate, a novel serological biomarker, is promising for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

 

PJI (n=26)

Aseptic (26)

Statistics tests

P -value

Gender, n (%)

  

χ2=0.308

0.579

Male

14(53.85)

12(46.15)

  

Female

12(46.15)

14(53.85)

  

Age(y), mean ±SD

61.62±10.71

63.96±11.41

t= - 0.76

0.45

BMI (kg/m2), mean ±SD

25.81±5.00

25.05±3.61

t=0.60

0.56

Joint, n (%)

  

χ2=6.24

0.01*

Hip

9(34.62)

18(69.23)

  

Knee

17(65.34)

8(30.77)

  
  1. PJI Periprosthetic joint infection, BMI Body mass indexm, SD Standard deviation
  2. * P<0.05
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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