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. 2012 Feb;50(2):238–245. doi: 10.1128/JCM.05817-11

Table 2.

Unadjusted and multivariate analyses of outcomes stratified by health care-associated infection (HCAI) and community-acquired infection (CAI) (n = 1,096)

Outcome Unadjusted analysis
Multivariate analysisa
HCAI (n = 534) CAI (n = 562) P value
Hospital length of stay (days) 2.11 (0.75-3.48)b
    Median (IQR) 5 (1, 73) 4 (1, 103) <0.0001c
    Mean ± SD 8.11 ± 8.46 6.39 ± 9.71 <0.0001d
No. (%) of patients with in-hospital mortality 15 (2.8) 6 (1.1) <0.05e 1.58 (0.58–4.29)f
No. (%) of patients with readmission/death within 30 days 136 (25.5) 67 (11.9) <0.05e 1.08 (0.66–1.76)f
a

Adjusted for variables in Table 1.

b

Regression mean difference (95% CI); P < 0.05; smearing retransformed mean = 2.24 (0.87–3.61).

c

Wilcoxon rank sum test.

d

t test on log-transformed length of stay.

e

Chi-square test.

f

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI).