TABLE 4.
Factor | MRSA carrier vs. noncarrier |
MSSA carrier vs. noncarrier |
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---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted OR (95% confidence interval) | P | Adjusted OR (95% confidence interval) | P | |
Colonization by S. pneumoniae | 0.697 (0.518-0.938) | 0.0170 | 0.436 (0.331-0.573) | <0.0001 |
Residing in northern Taiwan | 1.447 (1.187-1.763) | 0.0003 | 1.405 (1.205-1.639) | <0.0001 |
Timing of subject enrollmenta | 1.059 (1.031-1.087) | <0.0001 | ||
Age 2-6 mo | 2.236 (1.725-2.898) | <0.0001 | 2.631 (2.133-3.245) | <0.0001 |
Breast feeding | 0.650 (0.532-0.794) | <0.0001 | 0.767 (0.657-0.897) | 0.0009 |
No. of children in family | 1.114 (1.002-1.240) | 0.0463 | 0.966 (0.886-1.052) | NSb |
Day care attendance | 1.530 (1.201-1.949) | 0.0006 | 1.173 (0.955-1.440) | NS |
Received antibiotics (<2 weeks) | 0.606 (0.417-0.880) | 0.0036 | ||
Premature birth | 0.696 (0.511-0.946) | 0.0198 |
A continuous variable was created by dividing the period of study into 12 study seasons(3 months/season). The seasons were coded from 1 (July to September 2005) to 12 (April to June 2008) as shown in Fig. 2.
NS, not significant.