Table 5.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify predictive factors for slowly growing mycobacteria.
| Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Age | 0.97 (0.94, 1.00) | 0.110 | 0.99 (0.94, 1.04) | 0.700 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | ||
| Male | 7.01 (2.40, 22.63) | <0.001 | 5.30 (1.35, 24.26) | 0.020 |
| Isolated sites | ||||
| Skin and soft tissue | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | ||
| Bone and joint | 29.25 (6.65, 211.69) | <0.001 | 18.10 (3.28, 157.07) | 0.002 |
| Others | 1.33 (0.30, 7.14) | 0.720 | 2.13 (0.36, 16.67) | 0.430 |
CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.