Table 3. Multilevel logistic regression analysis of individual risk factors of ESBLE carriage in residents of 60 NHs in Belgium in 2011.
Predictors of ESBLE carriage (n = 2457) | Subcategory | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | P-value |
Previously known ESBLE carriage | No | 1.0 (Reference) | |
Yes | 7.8 (1.2–50.6) | <0.031 | |
Mobility impairment (wheelchair bound or bedridden) | No | 1.0 (Reference) | |
Yes | 1.8 (1.3–2.5) | <0.001 | |
Antibiotic exposure in the past 3 months | No | 1.0 (Reference) | |
Yes | 1.7 (1.2–2.2) | 0.005 | |
Gender | Female | 1.0 (Reference) | |
Male | 1.5 (1.1–2.1) | 0.020 |