Table 1.
Univariate Analysis of Risk Factors Associated With a Race- and Sex-Adjusted Hospital-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Incidence
| MRSA | MSSA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | OR | (95% CI) | P Value | OR | (95% CI) | P Value |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 2 | (1.41–2.84) | .0001 | 2.21 | (1.7–2.87) | <.0001 |
| Female | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Black | 2.46 | (1.37–4.43) | .0026 | 0.92 | (.65–1.3) | .64 |
| Other | 0.73 | (.21–2.57) | .63 | 1.38 | (.82–2.34) | .23 |
| White, non-Hispanic | 2.15 | (1.16–3.99) | .015 | 1.17 | (.82–1.68) | .38 |
| Hispanic | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Institution | ||||||
| CCH | 1.76 | (1.26–2.47) | .001 | 1.68 | (1.31–2.15) | <.0001 |
| RUMC | Reference | Reference | ||||
Abbreviations: CCH, Stroger (formerly Cook County) Hospital; CI, confidence interval; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; OR, odds ratio; RUMC, Rush University Medical Center.