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Table 2 Baseline characteristics for propensity score matched pairs

From: The economic burden of cardiac implantable electronic device infections in Alberta, Canada: a population-based study using validated administrative data

 

Infection

(N = 319)

Non-Infection

(N = 319)

Standardized Mean Difference

Age, Mean (SD)

67.29 (16.8)

66.64 (16.69)

0.04

Sex, % (N)

Female

29.47 (94)

30.41 (97)

-0.02

Male

70.53 (225)

69.59 (222)

0.02

Device Type, % (N)

PM

56.74 (181)

57.68 (184)

-0.02

CRT

20.38 (65)

18.81 (60)

0.04

ICD

21.94 (70)

21.94 (70)

0

 S-ICD

0.94 (3)

1.57 (5)

-0.06

Generator Replacement, % (N)

True

13.79 (44)

28.84 (92)

-0.37

Elixhauser Index Score Groups, %(N)

-10-0

0.31 (1)

0.63 (2)

-0.05

1–10

28.84 (92)

28.53 (91)

0.01

11–20

40.44 (129)

41.69 (133)

-0.03

21–30

23.51 (75)

18.81 (60)

0.12

31–40

4.7 (15)

7.84 (25)

-0.13

41–50

1.88 (6)

2.19 (7)

-0.02

51–58

0.31 (1)

0.31 (1)

0