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. 2020 Jan;17(1):57–62. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201812-915OC

Table 2.

Association of residential M. avium complex and M. avium complex pulmonary disease by point-of-use source

Household site N (Positive)*
Unadjusted Analysis
Age-adjusted Analysis
Fully Adjusted Analysis
Cases Control Subjects Odds Ratio 95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI
Bathroom faucet 40 (15) 48 (11) 1.8 0.7–4.5 1.7 0.6–4.5 1.8 0.6–4.9
Kitchen faucet 40 (15) 48 (14) 1.2 0.5–2.6 1.1 0.5–2.5 1.2 0.5–2.8
Shower aerosols 39 (10) 46 (6) 2.6 0.7–10.4 2.9 0.7–12.5 2.9 0.7–12.4
Indoor soil 30 (7) 38 (4) 1.9 0.5–6.4 1.3 0.3–5.0 1.1 0.3–4.5
Outdoor soil 39 (8) 46 (8) 1.0 0.3–3.1 0.9 0.3–2.8 0.9 0.3–2.8

Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; M. avium = Mycobacterium avium.

*

Some case–control pairs had more than one control. Positives were samples with at least nontuberculous mycobacteria isolate.

Adjusted for age > 80 years.

Adjusted for age, race, and education level.