Table 2

Demographic data of patients completing conservative therapy vs those requiring surgical intervention.

Variable	Conservative (N = 108)	Surgery (N = 42)	P Value
Age (y)	60.8 ± 14.0	59.2 ± 10.6	0.45
Sex
Men	66	15
Women	42	27	0.005
Race
White	98	37
Black	6	1
Other	4	4	0.50
Body mass index	32.4 ± 11.2	30.6 ± 7.2	0.25
Diabetes	78	29	0.14
MRSA	9	12	0.001
MSSA	70	18	0.02
Other organism	38	24	0.02
Above conus	49	26	0.07
Immunocompromised	2	0	0.37
Viral hepatitis	11	4	0.90
Active malignancy	4	5	0.058
Endocarditis	48	21	0.54
IVDA	2	0	0.37
Smoking
Current	16	6	0.93
Former	32	15	0.47
Never	60	21	0.54
Alcohol use	37	11	0.34
Dialysis	4	1	0.69
Positive blood cultures	68	29	0.48
Average WBC, K/uL	12.9 ± 7.1	14.0 ± 6.8	0.38
Average CRP, mg/L	14.0 ± 10.2	21.3 ± 17.6	0.02

Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; IVDA, intravenous drug abusers; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; WBC, white blood cell.
Note: Data presented as n or mean ± SD. Statistically significant findings are in boldface.