Table 6 Clinical profiles of patients with LLOM divided by MAE occurrence
From: Diagnostic performance of quantitative Ga-SPECT/CT for patients with lower-limb osteomyelitis
MAE (n = 23) | No MAE (n = 31) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 66 (58–69) | 68 (61–76) | 0.593 |
Male (%) | 16 (70%) | 21 (68%) | 0.887 |
Blood exam | |||
WBC count (/μl) | 6800 (5900–8800) | 5600 (4800–6550) | 0.008 |
CRP (mg/l) | 2.66 (0.30–3.88) | 0.79 (0.26–2.41) | 0.070 |
Risk factor/comorbidity | |||
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 21 (91%) | 16 (52%) | 0.001 |
Peripheral artery disease (%) | 14 (61%) | 17 (55%) | 0.658 |
Cellulitis (%) | 22 (96%) | 27 (87%) | 0.284 |
Hypertension (%) | 13 (57%) | 14 (45%) | 0.409 |
Chronic kidney disease (%) | 12 (52%) | 9 (29%) | 0.084 |
Coronary artery disease (%) | 6 (26%) | 7 (23%) | 0.766 |
Imaging findings | |||
LBR | 18.39 (9.88–17.40) | 11.31 (1.00–17.11) | 0.017 |
SUVmax | 6.75 (3.45–12.87) | 5.83 (2.97–7.78) | 0.479 |
TLU | 89.83 (48.00–136.84) | 35.02 (19.28–78.53) | 0.025 |
Event-free survival (days) | 19 (5.5–57) | NA | NA |