Table 2.
Multivariate 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 | 1.89 | (1.31–2.67) | .0006 | 2.04 | (1.56–2.66) | <.0001 |
| Female | reference | reference | ||||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Black | 2.59 | (1.44–4.65) | .0015 | .97 | (.68–1.37) | .846 |
| Other | 0.72 | (.2–2.52) | .61 | 1.36 | (.8–2.3) | .253 |
| White, non-Hispanic | 2.77 | (1.47–5.22) | .0017 | 1.47 | (1.01–2.14) | .042 |
| Hispanic | reference | reference | ||||
| Institution | ||||||
| CCH | 1.85 | (1.28–2.66) | .001 | 1.72 | (1.32–2.26) | <.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.