Table 2.
Likelihood of contracting non-dermatophyte mold onychomycosis per patient sex, age group and U.S. census region.
| Variable | NDMs | Aspergillus | Fusarium | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | OR (95% CI) | N | % | OR (95% CI) | N | % | OR (95% CI) | |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 19520 | 7.1 | Referent | 3206 | 1.5 | Referent | 2933 | 1.4 | Referent |
| Female | 55556 | 12.9 | 2.0 (1.9, 2.0) | 15,621 | 4.7 | 3.3 (3.1, 3.4) | 9057 | 2.7 | 2.0 (1.9, 2.1) |
| Age group | |||||||||
| <18 years | 1226 | 6.2 | 0.7 (0.7, 0.8) | 53 | 0.3 | 0.1 (0.1, 0.2) | 309 | 2.0 | 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) |
| 18–44 years | 12,198 | 8.3 | Referent | 2666 | 2.3 | Referent | 3019 | 2.6 | Referent |
| 45–64 years | 27,993 | 10.7 | 1.3 (1.3, 1.4) | 6185 | 3.1 | 1.4 (1.3, 1.4) | 4906 | 2.5 | 1.0 (0.9, 1.0) |
| ≥65 years | 34,407 | 12.4 | 1.6 (1.5, 1.6) | 10,152 | 4.8 | 2.2 (2.1, 2.3) | 3859 | 1.8 | 0.7 (0.7, 0.7) |
| Region | |||||||||
| Northeast | 17,127 | 8.2 | 0.8 (0.7, 0.8) | 3876 | 2.4 | 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) | 3436 | 2.1 | 0.8 (0.8, 0.9) |
| Midwest | 10,976 | 10.4 | Referent | 2118 | 2.6 | Referent | 2086 | 2.6 | Referent |
| South | 42,599 | 12.6 | 1.2 (1.2, 1.3) | 11,317 | 4.4 | 1.7 (1.6, 1.8) | 6121 | 2.4 | 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) |
| West | 4926 | 8.7 | 0.8 (0.8, 0.9) | 1651 | 3.7 | 1.4 (1.3, 1.5) | 464 | 1.0 | 0.4 (0.4, 0.4) |
| Variable | Acremonium | Scopulariopsis | Neoscytalidium | ||||||
| N | % | OR (95% CI) | N | % | OR (95% CI) | N | % | OR (95% CI) | |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 449 | 0.2 | Referent | 339 | 0.2 | Referent | 939 | 0.4 | Referent |
| Female | 541 | 0.2 | 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) | 445 | 0.1 | 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) | 1232 | 0.4 | 0.8 (0.8, 0.9) |
| Age group | |||||||||
| <18 years | 3 | 0.0 | 0.3 (0.1, 0.8) | 8 | 0.1 | 0.7 (0.3, 1.5) | 4 | 0.0 | 0.2 (0.1, 0.5) |
| 18–44 years | 87 | 0.1 | Referent | 84 | 0.1 | Referent | 178 | 0.2 | Referent |
| 45–64 years | 363 | 0.2 | 2.5 (1.9, 3.1) | 274 | 0.1 | 1.9 (1.5, 2.5) | 825 | 0.4 | 2.7 (2.3, 3.2) |
| ≥65 years | 542 | 0.3 | 3.5 (2.8, 4.4) | 430 | 0.2 | 2.9 (2.3, 3.6) | 1194 | 0.6 | 3.8 (3.2, 4.4) |
| Region | |||||||||
| Northeast | 243 | 0.1 | 0.7 (0.5, 0.8) | 184 | 0.1 | 0.5 (0.4, 0.6) | 996 | 0.6 | 4.8 (3.9, 5.9) |
| Midwest | 184 | 0.2 | Referent | 195 | 0.2 | Referent | 104 | 0.1 | Referent |
| South | 457 | 0.2 | 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) | 335 | 0.1 | 0.5 (0.5, 0.6) | 983 | 0.4 | 3.0 (2.4, 3.7) |
| West | 111 | 0.2 | 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) | 79 | 0.2 | 0.7 (0.6, 1.0) | 103 | 0.2 | 1.8 (1.4, 2.4) |
OR ≤ 0.5 or ≥1.5 are shown in bold. NDM, non-dermatophyte mold.