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. 2020 Jan 18;7(1):ofz541. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz541

Table 3.

Association Between Pet Ownership, Pet Contact, Patient Factors, and Recurrence of Clostridioides difficile Infection Among Patients With Community-Onset or Community-Acquired C. difficile Infection (n = 131)

Univariable Analysis Multivariable Analysis
Variable Odds Ratio 95% CI P Value Odds Ratio 95% CI P Value
Pet ownership 0.52 0.25–1.09 0.085 0.58 0.27–1.24 0.163
Pet contact score (0–7 points) 0.84 0.72–0.97 0.022 0.86 0.74–1.00 0.051
Charlson comorbidity index 1.15 1.00–1.32 0.040 1.12 0.976–1.29 0.105

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.