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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the cohort

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

Variables

Index procedures

Infection group

Rate of infection (%)

All N

26,049

320

1.23

Age N (%)

18–29

340 (1.31)

16 (5)

4.71

30–39

474 (1.82)

11 (3.44)

2.32

40–49

901 (3.46)

20 (6.25)

2.22

50–59

2467 (9.47)

39 (12.19)

1.58

60–69

5200 (19.96)

76 (23.75)

1.46

70–79

7512 (28.84)

81 (25.31)

1.08

80+

9155 (35.15)

77 (24.06)

0.84

Gender N (%)

F

9450 (36.28)

95 (29.69)

1.01

M

16,297 (62.56)

225 (70.31)

1.38

No Data

302 (1.16)

0 (0)

0

Device Type N (%)

PM

18,329 (70.36)

182 (56.88)

0.99

CRT

3191 (12.25)

65 (20.31)

2.04

ICD

4375 (16.8)

70 (21.88)

1.6

LPM

73 (0.28)

0 (0)

0

 S-ICD

80 (0.31)

3 (0.94)

3.75

No Data

1 (0)

0 (0)

0

Generator Replacement N (%)

 

6724 (25.81)

44 (13.75)

0.65

Pampalon: Material* N (%)

1

4140 (15.89)

40 (12.5)

0.97

2

3917 (15.04)

48 (15)

1.23

3

4350 (16.7)

59 (18.44)

1.36

4

5041 (19.35)

64 (20)

1.27

5

5227 (20.07)

72 (22.5)

1.38

No Data

3374 (12.95)

37 (11.56)

1.1

Pampalon: Social** N (%)

1

3457 (13.27)

48 (15)

1.39

2

2988 (11.47)

32 (10)

1.07

3

4402 (16.9)

68 (21.25)

1.54

4

5504 (21.13)

64 (20)

1.16

5

6324 (24.28)

71 (22.19)

1.12

No Data

3374 (12.95)

37 (11.56)

1.1

Urban/Rural N (%)

Rural

4311 (16.55)

57 (17.81)

1.32

Urban

20,657 (79.3)

251 (78.44)

1.22

No Data

1081 (4.15)

12 (3.75)

1.11

Number of Comorbidities N (%)

0–1

4740 (18.2)

13 (4.06)

0.27

2–3

9299 (35.7)

64 (20)

0.69

4–5

6386 (24.52)

78 (24.38)

1.22

6+

5624 (21.59)

165 (51.56)

2.93

Elixhauser Index N (%)

-10-0

357 (1.37)

1 (0.31)

0.28

1–10

13,758 (52.82)

92 (28.75)

0.67

11–20

9029 (34.66)

129 (40.31)

1.43

21–30

2346 (9.01)

75 (23.44)

3.2

31–40

488 (1.87)

16 (5)

3.28

41–50

66 (0.25)

6 (1.88)

9.09

51–58

5 (0.02)

1 (0.31)

20

  1. PM: Pacemaker, CRT: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, ICD: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, LPM: Leadless Pacemaker; S-ICD: Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  2. * Pampalon Deprivation Index - Material Indicators: Proportion of people aged 15 years and older with no high school diploma; Population employment ratio of people aged 15 years and older; Average income of people aged 15 years and older
  3. **Pampalon Deprivation Index - Social Indicators: Proportion of individuals aged 15 years and older living alone; Proportion of individuals aged 15 years and older whose marital status is separated, divorced or widowed; Proportion of single-parent families