TABLE 5.

Logistic regression model of variables associated with MRSA colonization

Risk factor	OR (95% CI)	P value
Age	1.0 (0.97–1.04)	0.8
Length of jail staya	0.89 (0.74–1.1)	0.2
White male (reference)	1.0	NAb
Black male	2.7 (1.5–5.0)	0.002
White female	2.2 (0.95–5.1)	0.07
Black female	2.0 (0.87–4.4)	0.1

^aLog-transformed variable.

^bNA, not applicable.