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Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline

From: Factors affecting free vancomycin concentration and target attainment of free area under the concentration-time curve

Factors

Total

(n = 39)

Cases with AUC and

fAUC calculated (n = 18)

Sex, n (%)

  

 Male

24 (61.5)

11 (61.1)

Age, years

  

 Median (IQR)

68 (62.0–78.0)

67 (62.0–74.3)

Age group, n (%)

  

 ≥70 years

15 (38.5)

5 (27.8)

Serum creatinine, mg/dL

  

 Median (IQR)

0.9 (0.6–1.8)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

Creatinine clearance*, n (%)

  

 < 30 mL/min

12 (30.8)

0 (0.0)

Total protein, mg/dL

  

 Median (IQR)

5.6 (4.7–6.3)

6.0 (5.5–6.4)

Underlying medical conditions, n (%)

  

 ICU admission

 Malignancy

6 (15.4)

12 (30.8)

1 (5.6)

4 (22.2)

  1. * Creatinine clearance was estimated by using the Cockcroft-Gault formula. AUC, area under the concentration-time curve; fAUC, free area under the concentration-time curve; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range