Demographic data of 150 patients presenting with spinal epidural abscess without neurologic deficit.
| Variable | n (%) |
| Sex | |
| Men | 81 (54.0) |
| Women | 69 (46.0) |
| Race | |
| White | 135 (90.0) |
| Black | 7 (4.6) |
| Other | 8 (5.3) |
| Smoking | |
| Current | 22 (14.6) |
| Former | 47 (31.3) |
| Alcohol | 48 (32.0) |
| Dialysis | 5 (3.3) |
| Positive blood cultures | 97 (64.7) |
| Intravenous drug abusers | 2 (1.3) |
| Active malignancy | 9 (6.0) |
| Endocarditis | 69 (46.0) |
| Insurance status | |
| Medicaid | 7 (4.7) |
| Medicare | 60 (40.0) |
| Private | 67 (44.7) |
| Uninsured | 9 (6.0) |
| PCP | |
| Has PCP | 111 (74.0) |
| No PCP | 9 (6.0) |
| Employment | |
| Employed | 70 (46.7) |
| Unemployed | 29 (19.3) |
| Retired | 32 (21.3) |
| Incarcerated | 11 (7.3) |
PCP, primary care provider.