Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of patient and catheter factors associated with primary outcome (bacteremia or catheter dysfunction)

Patient or Catheter Factors	HR	95% CI	P Value
Age (per 5 yr)	0.978	0.872 to 1.097	0.705
Male	1.304	0.625 to 2.178	0.479
White	1.253	0.595 to 2.636	0.553
Diabetes	1.007	0.494 to 2.054	0.985
TPA used in past month	8.388	3.371 to 20.870	< 0.001
Catheter duration <1 mo	4.167	1.704 to 10.190	0.002