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Table 3 Hospital admissions attributable to infection analyzed by gender a

From: Hospitalization of elderly diabetic patients: characteristics, reasons for admission, and gender differences

 

Men

Women

P

Subjects, n

57

71

 

Respiratory tract

35 (61.4 %)

22 (31.0 %)

0.001 b

Urinary tract

5 (8.8 %)

21 (29.6 %)

0.004 b

Gastrointestinal tract

7 (12.3 %)

12 (16.9 %)

0.618

Skin and soft tissues

4 (7.0 %)

10 (14.1 %)

0.260

Other sites

6 (10.5 %)

6 (8.5 %)

0.765

  1. aReported as n (%), unless stated otherwise
  2. bP < 0.01