Research Article

The Epidemiology of Hip Fracture among Subjects with Pyogenic Liver Abscess (PLA): A Nationwide Population-Based Study

Table 1

Comparison of baseline demographic profiles and history of comorbidities between the control and PLA cohorts.

VariableControl cohort N = 102120 (%)PLA cohort N = 25530 (%) value

Age, year (SD)59.3 (14.6)59.4 (14.6)0.29
Sex>0.99
 Female37752 (37.0)9438 (37.0)
 Male64368 (63.0)16092 (63.0)
Comorbidities
 Osteoporosis2164 (2.1)541 (2.1)>0.99
 Liver cirrhosis706 (0.7)743 (2.9)<0.01
 CAD6138 (6.0)2554 (10.0)<0.01
 DM14748 (14.4)10264 (40.2)<0.01
 Epilepsy304 (0.3)131 (0.5)<0.01
 Hypertension12459 (12.2)7421 (29.1)<0.01
 Stroke5477 (5.4)2084 (8.2)<0.01
 ESRD532 (0.5)594 (2.3)<0.01
 COPD3056 (3.0)1293 (5.1)<0.01

PLA: pyogenic liver abscess; CAD: coronary artery disease; DM: diabetes mellitus; ESRD: end-stage renal disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.