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. 2016 Jun 24;16:121. doi: 10.1186/s12866-016-0749-9

Table 3.

Analysis of independent risk factors for E. coli resistance to amoxicillin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin

Risk factor Number % AMX SXT CIP
Crude OR [95 %] P value Ajusted OR [95 %] P value OR [95 %] P value Ajusted OR [95o%] P value OR [95 %] P value Ajusted OR [95 %] P value
Sex - Male 124 19.9 1.5 [1.1–2.3] 0.04 1.4 [0.8–2.2] 0.21 1.6 [0.9–2.7] 0.09
Age category
 less than 40 years 168 26.9 Ref Ref Ref
 40–59 years 141 23.7 0.9 [0.5–1.4] 0.55 1.1 [0.6–2.0] 0.81 2.7 [1.1–6.9] 0.03
 60–69 years 115 21.2 1.1 [0.7–1.8] 0.66 1.9 [1.1–3.4] 0.03 4.5 [1.9–10.9] <0.01
 70 year and more 176 28.2 1.2 [0.7–1.8] 0.45 1.9 [1.1–3.3] 0.03 4.8 [2.1–11.3] <0.01
Presence of clinical signs 147 73.5 0.6 [0.4–1] 0.07 0.5 [0.2–0.9] 0.03 0.9 [0.3–3.1] 0.87 1.2 [0.6–2.6] 0.59
Chronic illness 56 26.7 1.1 [0.7–1.9] 0.64 1.1 [0.3–3.7] 0.91 1.4 [0.7–2.7] 0.41
Prior (3 months) UTI 52 24.8 1.8 [1–3.2] 0.04 2.3 [1.1–4.9] 0.02 3.1 [1–10.1] 0.05 5.4 [2.7–11] <0.01 5.1 [2.5–10.3] <0.01
Prior (12 months) hospitalization 32 15.2 2.2 [1.2–4.4] 0.02 5.1 [1.6–16.5] <0.01 1.7 [0.8–3.7] 0.2
Prior (6 months) urinary catheter 14 7 11.6 [2.7–50.6] <0.01 8.8 [1.9–40.8] <0.01 10.1 [2.5–40.4] <0.01 11.1 [2.4–51.6] <0.01 2.1 [0.7–5.7] 0.16
Prior (6 months) antibiotic exposure 14 21.4 1.4 [0.8–2.4] 0.26 3.8 [1.1–12.9] 0.03 4 [0.9–18.9] 0.07 2.4 [1.2–4.9] 0.02

Only significant adjusted OR are presented

OR odds ratio, UTI urinary tract infection

*Significant difference (P < 0.05)