Table 5. Univariate analysis for fecal shedding of C. difficile in animal owners (Extraction).
| CD positive | CD negative | p-Value | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic factors | |||||
| Age in years | |||||
| <1 | 2 | 1 | 0.001 | 70.00 | 5.41–905.30 |
| 1–4 | 1 | 4 | 0.072 | 8.75 | 0.82–93.11 |
| 5–17 | 0 | 26 | . | . | . |
| 18–44 | 5 | 175 | Ref. | ||
| 45–64 | 7 | 274 | 0.850 | 0.89 | 0.28–2.86 |
| 65–87 | 2 | 69 | 0.986 | 1.01 | 0.19–5.35 |
| Profession/ field of occupation | |||||
| Health care | 1 (16) | 101 (460) | 0.225 | 0.28 | 0.04–2.17 |
| Other field of action* | 4 (13) | 293 (268) | 0.028 | 0.28 | 0.09–0.87 |
| No current occupation (e.g. retirement, parental leave) | 9 (8) | 138 (423) | 0.013 | 3.45 | 1.31–9.11 |
| Health status | |||||
| Chronic disease | 6 (10) | 134 (423) | 0.224 | 1.89 | 0.68–5.31 |
| Diarrhea during the last 4 weeks | 3 (14) | 106 (451) | 0.886 | 0.91 | 0.26–3.23 |
| Medication | |||||
| Anti-inflammatory drugs (regular intake) | 3 (14) | 81 (475) | 0.724 | 1.26 | 0.35–4.47 |
| Proton pump inhibitors (regular intake) | 2 (15) | 49 (505) | 0.679 | 1.37 | 0.31–6.18 |
| Antibiotics (during the preceding 3 months) |
9 (8) | 70 (485) | <0.001 | 7.79 | 2.91–20.87 |
CD: Clostridium difficile isolation; Ref.: reference category; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval
*: excluding professions in agriculture, food production and health care. Authors’ comment: bracketed data indicate the number of participants not applying to the variable in row.