Table 1.

Baseline characteristics between ESBL-E carriers and non-carriers

Baseline characteristics	ESBL-E carriage status
	Carrier (N=22)	Non-carrier (N=18)	P valuea
Sociodemographic data
Age, mean ± SD (years)	45.22 ± 11.12	59.72 ± 20.21	b
Age, range (years)	26–60	20–85	b
Female gender	15	15	nsd
Farmer	3	13	0.0003
General employee	14	1	0.0002
Grocer	2	3	ns
Unemployed	3	1	ns
Medical historyc
Used antibiotics without prescription	7	13	0.0248
Admitted to a hospital	4	1	ns
Stopped taking antibiotic early	16	17	ns

^aResults were analyzed by Fisher’s exact test.

^bStatistical testing was not performed on matching variables.

^cMedical history 12 to 3 months prior to the study.

^dns, not significant