Tea and Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population.

Characteristics of the study population	Recurrence	No recurrence	value
Male, (%)	9 (47)	21 (43)	0.61
Age (years), median (IQR)	62 (55, 72)	63 (51, 74)	0.73
BMI (kg/m^2), median (IQR)	27.8 (25, 30.8)	26.8 (23.6, 30.9)	0.32
IFG or diabetes, (%)	2 (11)	9 (18)	0.44
WBC(×10^3/mm^3), median (IQR)	10.3 (7.1, 12.5)	11.30 (6.6, 12.8)	0.95
Creatinine (mg/dL), median (IQR)	0.90 (0.80, 1.01)	0.97 (0.78, 1.38)	0.43
Albumin (g/dL), median (IQR)	3.45 (2.95, 4.40)	3.50 (3.10, 4.10)	0.92
Antibiotic prescribed within 8 weeks prior to CDI, (%)	18 (95)	35 (71)	0.038
Antibiotic prescribed within 4 weeks prior to CDI, (%)	17 (89)	25 (51)	0.003
Prescribed proton pump inhibitor, (%)	2 (11)	10 (20)	0.35
Prescribed H2 blocker, (%)	1 (5.3)	4 (8.2)	0.69
Admitted to hospital, (%)	12 (63)	25 (51)	0.38
Days of hospitalization, median (IQR)	3.5 (3.50, 5.25)	4.0 (3.0, 4.0)	0.59
Initial treatment with metronidazole, (%)	16 (84)	41 (84)	0.50
Initial treatment with vancomycin, (%)	2 (11)	8 (16)	0.33
Initial treatment with metronidazole and vancomycin, (%)	1 (5.3)	0 (0)	0.054

Missing values: WBC = 14, creatinine = 12, and albumin = 15.
The highest value if more than one value present.