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. 2020 May 18;11(5):252–264. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i5.252

Table 4.

Demographic/job related and cell phone related factors for Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species

Variable Colonized cell phones (%) Crude odds ratio P value Adjusted odds ratio P value
Demographic/job related factors
Orthopedic surgeon 0.067 0.085
No 58.4 1 1
Yes 90.9 7.12 (0.87, 58.01) 6.47 (0.77, 54.15)
Anesthesia consultant 0.906
No 63.6 1
Yes 55 0.91 (0.30, 3.97)
Orthopedic residents 0.332
No 51 1
Yes 73.3 1.83 (0.54, 6.23)
Anesthesia resident 0.455
No 63.5 1
Yes 53.3 0.66 (0.22, 1.98)
Orthopedic technician 0.185 0.241
No 59 1 1
Yes 76.5 2.26 (0.68, 7.51) 2.10 (0.61, 7.28)
Anesthesia technician 0.009 0.043
No 67.9 1 1
Yes 31.3 0.22 (0.07, 0.68) 0.29 (0.09, 0.96)
Nursing staff 0.455
No 63.5 1
Yes 53.3 1.52 (0.50, 4.61)
Gender 0.682
Female 57.9 1
Male 63 1.24 (0.45, 3.42)
Age (yr) 0.951
< 30 1
30-50 0.78 (0.17, 3.58)
≥ 50 0.82 (0.18, 3.65)
Cell phone related factors
Type of cell phone 0.290
Basic phone 42.9 1
Smart phone 63.4 2.31 (0.49, 10.96)
Mobile cover 0.001 0.004
No 39.4 1 1
Yes 73.1 4.19 (1.73, 10.13) 8.31 (1.95, 35.40)
Keypad 0.414
No 63.3 1
Yes 50 1.73 (0.47, 6.41)
Cracked screen 0.395
No 65.5 1
Yes 57.1 0.70 (0.31, 1.59)
Cleans their cell phone 0.601
No 60 1
Yes 65.5 1.26 (0.53, 3.03)
Duration since last cell phone cleaning 0.013 0.032
< 24 h 51.5 1 1
≥ 24 h 86.4 5.82 (1.46, 23.17) 5.30 (1.16, 24.34)