Table 4.
Association between oropharyngeal microbiota profiles and variables under study
| Characteristics | Microbiota profiles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Prevotella-Streptococcus N = 142 |
Neisseria-Fusobacterium N = 29 |
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| n (%) | n (%) | ORadj (95% CI) | |
| Pneumococcal carrier, yes | 24 (16.9) | 11 (37.9) | 3.6 (1.3–12.1) |
| Age, > 37 years | 73 (51.4) | 7 (24.1) | 0.4 (0.1–1.1) |
| Gender, male | 66 (46.5) | 14 (48.4) | 2.1 (0.4–3.0) |
| Children, yes | 70 (49.3) | 12 (41.4) | 0.6 (0.2–1.9) |
| Smoker, yes | 67 (47.2) | 4 (13.7) | 0.14 (0.04–0.4) |
| Season | |||
| Spring | 40 (28.2) | 6 (20.7) | Ref |
| Summer | 40 (28.2) | 8 (27.6) | 1.56 (0.5–5.6) |
| Autumn | 23 (16.2) | 5 (17.2) | 1.93 (0.4–9.0) |
| Winter | 39 (27.4) | 10 (34.5) | 1.23 (0.4–4.4) |
Ref, variable used as reference. Bold indicates statistically significant results. The Prevotella-Streptococcus profile was the most frequent and thus was used as a reference against which the other profile was compared