Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Cardiol. Jan 26, 2021; 13(1): 11-20
Published online Jan 26, 2021. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v13.i1.11
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of primary hospitalizations for native valve infective endocarditis by diabetes mellitus in the United States from 2004–2014
Demographics and Co-morbiditiesNVIE
No DM (%)
DM (%)
P value
Age (yr), mean (SD)58.2 ± 1963.37 ± 14< 0.0001
Gender < 0.0001
Male 58.455.6
Female 41.644.4
Race< 0.0001
White71.962.5
Black 15.920.0
Hispanic7.111.2
Asian 1.82.4
Native Americans 0.61.0
Other 2.72.9
Co-morbidities
Tobacco abuse14.89.0< 0.0001
Hypothyroidism 6.29.6< 0.0001
Hyperlipidemia 11.525.1< 0.0001
Valvular heart diseases21.619.0< 0.0001
Chronic kidney disease3.87.9< 0.0001
Obesity 1.87.2< 0.0001
Congestive heart failure26.234.2< 0.0001
Chronic liver disease9.312.4< 0.0001
Hypertension39.164.8< 0.0001
HIV2.60.9< 0.0001
Atrial fibrillation18.922.4< 0.0001
Pulmonary hypertension 5.86.5< 0.0001
Coronary artery disease14.229.7< 0.0001
Peripheral artery disease2.45.5< 0.0001
Hemodialysis 15.027.8< 0.0001
History of cardiac arrest0.00.10.011
History of drug abuse11.93.8< 0.0001
Congenital heart disease1.80.8< 0.0001
Rheumatic heart disease11.89.6< 0.0001