Table 2.

Association Between Pet Ownership, Pet Contact, Patient Factors, and Recurrence of Clostridioides difficile Infection (n = 232)

	Univariable Analysis			Multivariable Analysis
Variable	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P Value	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P Value
Pet ownership	0.81	0.47–1.38	0.432	1.02	0.38–2.72	0.965
Pet contact score (0–7 points)	0.96	0.87–1.06	0.435	0.98	0.81–1.18	0.802
Prior CDI	3.22	1.34–7.71	0.009	2.97	1.20–7.37	0.019
Additional hospitalization 1 mo before index diagnosis	2.15	1.21–3.84	0.009	2.03	1.02–3.48	0.042
Additional hospitalization 1 mo after index diagnosis/discharge	2.62	1.44–4.78	0.002	2.30	1.23–4.31	0.009

Abbreviations: CDI, Clostridioides difficile infection; CI, confidence interval.