Table 3.

Stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis examining the correlation between Ureaplasma exposure and late onset sepsis.

Outcome	Late onset sepsis	p-valuea
Independent variables	OR (95% CI)
Presence of Ureaplasma spp.	6.955 (1.801–27.390)	0.014*
Sex (male)	0.297 (0.078–1.133)	0.076
Vaginal delivery	0.201 (0.039–1.019)	0.053
Vaginal Ureaplasma spp.	0.981 (0.231–4.169)	0.981
Vaginal Candida spp.	0.610 (0.110–3.390)	0.572
Presence of central venous line	0.630 (0.146–2.714)	0.535

^aCovariates offered to the model were independent variables significant at p < 0.10 in preceding bivariate analyses.

^*p < 0.05.

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.