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. 2019 May 1;12:1047–1054. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S194715

Table 4.

Factors related to AAD in combined administration of antibiotics by univariate and multivariate regression analyses

Related factors Univariate regression analysis Multivariate regression analysis
OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
Age 1.019 (1.002–1.035) 0.026 1.009 (0.989–1.029) 0.380
Male 1.712 (0.837–3.501) 0.141
Use proton pump inhibitors 2.830 (0.915–8.758) 0.071
Proton pump inhibitors time 1.127 (1.043–1.218) 0.003 1.142 (1.048–1.244) 0.002
Parenteral nutrition 1.650 (0.830–3.281) 0.153
Preventive use of probiotics 0.802(0.395–1.627) 0.541
Albumin levels 1.023 (0.975–1.073) 0.352
Hypertension 2.667 (1.250–5.688) 0.011 1.799 (0.719–4.500) 0.209
Diabetes 1.014(0.356–2.892) 0.979
APACHE II score at admission into the ICU 1.014 (0.967–1.065) 0.562
Creatinine 1.000 (0.998–1.002) 0.683
Antifungals 2.688 (1.215–5.948) 0.015 3.189 (1.314–7.740) 0.010
Cephalosporins 1.213 (0.583–2.525) 0.605
Carbapenem 1.076 (0.554–2.088) 0.830
Beta-lactam plus enzyme inhibitorsa 2.836 (1.284–6.265) 0.010 3.072 (1.309–7.205) 0.010
Quinolones 1.886 (0.852–4.174) 0.118
Glycopeptidesb 1.273 (0.512–3.166) 0.604
Oxazolidinones 1.622 (0.800–3.289) 0.180
Anti-anaerobic bacteria Antibioticsc 1.069 (0.429–2.664) 0.886
Azithromycins 2.603 (0.797–8.506) 0.113

Notes: aBeta-lactam plus enzyme inhibitors were piperacillin-tazobactam and sulbactam-cefoperazone. bGlycopeptides were Vancomycin and teicoplanin. cAnti-anaerobic bacteria antibiotics were metronidazole.

Abbreviation: AAD, antibiotic-associated diarrhea.