Table 3. Cumulative table of correlation between carriage and possible risk factors.
| Risk factor | Pathogen | Screened children (1-13y) n = 576* | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carriers (%) | NCs (%) | |||
| Gender male |
S. p. S. a. M. c. H. i. |
101 (35.1) 68 (23.6) 130 (45.1) 80 (27.8) |
187 (64.9) 220 (76.4) 158 (54.9) 208 (72.2) |
0.794 (NS) 0.222 (NS) 0.156 (NS) 0.393 (NS) |
| Gender female |
S. p. S. a. M. c. H. i. |
105 (36.5) 55 (19.1) 148 (51.4) 70 (24.3) |
183 (63.5) 233 (80.9) 140 (48.6) 218 (75.7) |
|
| Having siblings |
S. p. S. a. M. c. H. i. |
129 (34.2) 90 (23.9) 173 (45.9) 91 (24.1) |
248 (65.8) 287 (76.1) 204 (54.1) 286 (75.9) |
0.315 (NS) 0.043 (S) 0.136 (NS) 0.163 (NS) |
| Not having siblings |
S. p. S. a. M. c. H. i. |
77 (38.7) 33 (16.6) 105 (52.8) 59 (29.6) |
122 (61.3) 166 (83.4) 94 (47.2) 140 (70.4) |
|
| Antibiotic exposure in the past two weeks |
S. p. S. a. M. c. H. i. |
49 (34.5) 16 (11.3) 77 (54.2) 42 (29.6) |
93 (65.5) 126 (88.7) 65 (45.8) 100 (70.4) |
0.763 (NS) 0.001 (S) 0.122 (NS) 0.272 (NS) |
| No antibiotics |
S. p. S. a. M. c. H. i. |
157 (36.2) 107 (24.7) 201 (46.3) 108 (24.9) |
277 (63.8) 327 (75.3) 233 (53.7) 326 (75.1) |
|
| Passive exposure to smoking |
S. p. S. a. M. c. H. i. |
51 (29.0) 43 (24.4) 85 (48.3) 42 (23.9) |
125 (71.0) 133 (75.6) 91 (51.7) 134 (76.1) |
0.030 (S) 0.270 (NS) 1.000 (NS) 0.471 (NS) |
| No passive exposure to smoking |
S. p. S. a. M. c. H. i. |
155 (38.8) 80 (20.0) 193 (48.3) 108 (27.0) |
245 (61.3) 320 (80.0) 207 (51.8) 292 (73.0) |
|
| Total number of carriers and NCs |
S. p. S. a. M. c. H. i. |
206 (35.8) 123 (21.4) 278 (48.3) 150 (26.0) |
370 (64.2) 453 (78.6) 298 (51.7) 426 (74.0) |
|
*: Data of four children attending nursery were missing
NC: non-carrier