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. 2014 Mar 24;9(3):e90158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090158

Table 2. Univariate predictors of CDI in the biospecimen group and observational group, by Cox proportional hazards regression.

Predictor Biospecimen group (N = 94)a Observational Group (N = 1144)b
Haz ratio (95% CI) P Haz ratio (95% CI) P
Age (years) 0.98 (0.94–1.02) 0.311 1.01 (0.99–1.02) 0.279
Sex (female) 0.41 (0.12–1.14) 0.089 1.02 (0.72–1.42) 0.928
Underlying Disease (leukemia vs. other) 2.44 (0.92–7.35) 0.075 1.42 (1.01–2.02) 0.044
Conditioning Regimen (myeloablative vs. other) 3.18 (1.14–10.63) 0.026 1.99 (1.30–3.17) 0.001
T-cell depleted graft 1.96 (0.72–5.51) 0.185 1.59 (1.14–2.24) 0.007
Stem cell source (cord vs. other) 0.49 (0.11–1.62) 0.263 1.31 (0.74–2.16) 0.331
Prior antibiotics (14 days) f 1.31 (0.50–3.45) 0.580
Antibiotics c
Vancomycin (IV) 3.16 (0.85–11.91) 0.085 0.79 (0.53–1.18) 0.242
Metronidazole 0.43 (0.00–3.63) 0.518 0.73 (0.41–1.24) 0.252
Fluoroquinolones d 0.28 (0.03–1.44) 0.139 0.90 (0.60–1.33) 0.605
Beta-lactam e 1.28 (0.40–3.78) 0.666 0.67 (0.45–1.00) 0.048
tcdB positivity c 17.16 (6.40–51.97) 0.000
a

Multivariate analysis of the biospecimen group can be found in Table S2.

b

Multivariate analysis of the observational group can be found in Table S3.

c

Analyzed as a time-varying predictor.

d

Fluoroquinolones consist of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin.

e

Beta-lactams include cephalosporins, beta-lactam/beta-lactamase combinations, and carbapenems.

f

Prior antibiotics refer to antibiotics given prior to allo-HSCT and prior to observation time, within 14 days, and were not analyzed as time-varying predictors.