Table 4.
Characteristics of the DBDSaCS cohort by carrier status and stratified by sex (n=6082)
| Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | S. aureus-positive | S. aureus-negative | Total | S. aureus-positive | S. aureus-negative | |
| N (%) | 2683 | 924 (34) | 1759 (66) | 3399 | 1564 (46) | 1835 (54) |
| Age, years | 36.7 (25.7–50.2) | 31.3 (24.9–47.6) | 38.9 (26.3–51.2) | 39.1 (28.5–50.9) | 38.8 (28.0–49.8) | 39.3 (29.0–51.5) |
| 18–25 | 580 (22) | 234 (40) | 346 (60) | 417 (12) | 208 (50) | 209 (50) |
| 26–35 | 697 (26) | 275 (39) | 422 (61) | 996 (29) | 454 (46) | 542 (54) |
| 36–45 | 470 (18) | 146 (31) | 324 (69) | 736 (22) | 359 (49) | 377 (51) |
| 46–55 | 515 (19) | 155 (30) | 360 (70) | 674 (20) | 305 (45) | 369 (55) |
| 56–67 | 421 (16) | 114 (27) | 307 (73) | 576 (17) | 238 (41) | 338 (59) |
| Weight, kga | 70 (63–80) | 70 (64–80) | 70 (63–79) | 84 (76–93) | 85 (77–93) | 83 (76–92) |
| Height, cmb | 170 (165–174) | 170 (165–174) | 170 (165–174) | 183 (178–187) | 183 (178–187) | 182 (178–187) |
| BMI, kg/m2 c | 24.3 (22.1–27.5) | 24.5 (22.1–27.9) | 24.2 (22.0–27.4) | 25.2 (23.3–27.4) | 25.4 (23.4–27.8) | 25.0 (23.1–27.2) |
| BMI, categorized (kg/m2)c | ||||||
| BMI<18.5, underweight (%) | 20 (0.8) | 7 (0.8) | 13 (0.8) | 6 (0.2) | 5 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) |
| 18.5≤BMI<25, normal weight (%) | 1464 (55.6) | 500 (55.2) | 964 (55.9) | 1600 (47.6) | 691 (44.6) | 909 (50.2) |
| 25≤BMI<30, overweight (%) | 775 (29.4) | 252 (27.8) | 523 (30.3) | 1392 (41.4) | 647 (41.8) | 745 (41.2) |
| BMI>30, obese (%) | 373 (14.2) | 147 (16.2) | 226 (13.1) | 361 (10.7) | 206 (13.3) | 155 (8.6) |
| Current smoker (%)d | 312 (11.8) | 88 (9.6) | 224 (12.9) | 427 (12.6) | 167 (10.7) | 260 (14.2) |
| Short form-12e | ||||||
| Physical Component Score | 56.6 (53.8–57.8) | 56.6 (53.8–57.8) | 56.6 (53.7–57.9) | 56.6 (54.1–57.9) | 56.6 (53.9–57.9) | 56.6 (54.2–57.9) |
| Mental Component Score | 55.1 (51.2–57.7) | 55.0 (50.9–57.7) | 55.1 (51.2–57.7) | 55.8 (52.8–57.7) | 55.8 (52.8–57.7) | 55.8 (52.9–57.7) |
Notes: Results are reported as medians (interquartile ranges), numbers (percentages). an=49 missing values; bn=87 missing; cn=91 missing; dn=46 missing values; en=45
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.