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Table 1 Demographic data

From: Chlorhexidine gluconate lavage during total joint arthroplasty may improve wound healing compared to dilute betadine

Variable

  

Betadine

Irrisept

Total

P-value

Total

 

N

206

204

410

 

Age

 

Mean (SD)

65.1 (12.4)

67.3 (9.8)

66.3 (11.1)

p = 0.050

BMI

 

Mean (SD)

30.0 (5.9)

30.6 (6.4)

30.3 (6.1)

p = 0.289

Sex

Male

N (%)

91 (49.7)

92 (50.3)

183

 

Female

 

115 (50.7)

112 (49.3)

227

p = 0.851

TJA

Hip

N (%)

86 (53.8)

74 (46.3)

160

 

Knee

 

120 (48.0)

130 (52.0)

250

p = 0.256

ASA

1

N (%)

3 (75.0)

1 (25.0)

4

 

2

 

96 (53.0)

85 (47.0)

181

 

3

 

102 (46.8)

116 (53.2)

218

 

4

 

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

7

p = 0.279

Smoking

No

N (%)

202 (50.8)

196 (49.2)

398

 

Yes

 

4 (33.3)

8 (66.7)

12

p = 0.234

Disposition

Home

N (%)

175 (49.0)

182 (51.0)

357

 

Other

 

31 (58.5)

22 (41.5)

53

p = 0.213