Table IV.
Demographic associations of having RMS specified as free-text in patients with a vancomycin DAL coded as hives, itching, flushing, swelling, anaphylaxis, bronchospasm, rash, other, and unknown (n=10,051).
| RMS entered as free-text | ||
|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | Unadjusted Odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted Odds ratio (95% CI)* |
| Sex | ||
| Female | [ref] | [ref] |
| Male | 1.30 (1.17, 1.44) | 1.30 (1.17, 1.44)* |
| Race | ||
| White | [ref] | [ref] |
| Black | 0.59 (0.47, 0.75) | 0.59 (0.47, 0.75) |
| Hispanic | 1.16 (0.82, 1.53) | 1.16 (0.83, 1.64) |
| Asian | 0.78 (0.54, 1.13) | 0.78 (0.54, 1.12) |
| Other | 1.00 (0.67, 1.22) | 1.00 (0.77, 1.28) |
| Mixed race† | 1.38 (0.67, 2.83) | 1.40 (0.68, 2.88) |
| Unknown‡ | 0.91 (0.67, 1.22) | 0.90 (0.67, 1.22) |
RMS, Red man syndrome
Adjusted for sex and race
Patients with more than one race/ethnicity coded in their electronic health records
Patients without a race/ethnicity listed in their electronic health records