Table 3. Relation between S. aureus surgical site infections and risk factors for SSI.
Factor | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
RR | 95% CI | P-value | RR | 95% CI | P-value*** | |
Duration of the surgical procedure | NA | 0.62** | 1.0 | 0.98–1.02 | 0.89 | |
ASA class 1 or 2 (compared to >2) | 2.9 | 0.4–21.5 | 0.29* | 3.4 | 0.4–30.2 | 0.26 |
BMI | NA | 0.99** | 1.0 | 0.88–1.34 | 0.89 | |
S. Aureus screening | 9.8 | 1.1–88.6 | 0.039* | 12.8 | 1.1–147.9 | 0.041 |
Fisher exact test;
t-test;
Chi-square.