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Published in final edited form as: Nutrition. 2012 Aug 2;29(1):52–59. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2012.03.010

Table 8.

Multivariable Analysis of Factors Associated with BSI in Adults Requiring Home Parenteral Nutrition

	Incidence Rate Ratio, IRR (95% CI)	P value
Effect
Pre-Discharge Overall Mean BG (mg/dL)		0.04
Above Median (≥ 117)	1.53 (1.02, 2.28)
Below Median (< 117)	Reference
Initial Discharge Catheter Type		0.04
PICC	1.61 (1.01,2.51)
Non-PICC	Reference
Time Post –Discharge (months)		0.18
Early (1^st 4 months)	1.82 (0.75, 4.42)
Late (months 5–6)	Reference
Home BG (mg/dL)		0.11
Above Median (≥ 99)	1.37 (0.93, 2.03)
Below Median (< 99)	Reference