Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with positive S. aureus outpatient cultures in the VHA and UIHC.
| Â | VHA | UIHC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | N | % | N | % |
Total | 338,681 | Â | 6817 | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 18,084 | 5.3% | 3151 | 46.2% |
Male | 320,597 | 94.7% | 3666 | 53.8% |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 1564 | 22.9% |
18–35 | 16,950 | 5.0% | 1295 | 19.0% |
35–50 | 33,701 | 10.0% | 1054 | 15.5% |
50–65 | 122,536 | 36.2% | 1540 | 22.6% |
65–80 | 120,678 | 35.6% | 1035 | 15.2% |
80+ | 44,816 | 13.2% | 329 | 4.8% |