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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Infect Control. 2025 Aug 28;53(12):1325–1329. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.08.023

Table 3.

Cox Regression Analysis of Factors Influencing Time to PPE Adherence Lapse

Variable Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) p-value

PPE type
 Gloves reference -
 Mask 0.5 (0.3 to 1.0) 0.06
 Gown 0.6 (0.5 to 0.7) <0.001
Night 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) 0.29
Weekend 1.1 (0.7 to 1.8) 0.68
Body fluids 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) 0.19
Percentage nonadherent 1.0 (1.0 to 1.0) 0.49

PPE, personal protective equipment.