Table 2:

Association between admission to hospital for acute liver injury and recent use of antibiotic agents

Antibiotic agent	Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR* (95% CI)	p value†
Clarithromycin (reference)	1.00	1.00
Cefuroxime axetil	1.65 (0.84–3.24)	1.43 (0.72–2.83)	0.3
Ciprofloxacin	1.83 (1.12–2.98)	1.56 (0.95–2.58)	0.08
Levofloxacin	2.06 (1.14–3.73)	1.85 (1.01–3.39)	0.046
Moxifloxacin	2.44 (1.37–4.36)	2.20 (1.21–3.98)	0.009

Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio

^*Model includes neighbourhood income quintile, number of prescription drugs received in the preceding year, number of outpatient visits to a physician in the preceding year, diabetes mellitus, receipt of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim in the 90 days before admission, and receipt of isoniazid, phenytoin, amoxicillin/clavulanate or valproate in the 90 days before admission.

^†Wald χ².