Table 4.

Factors associated with the presence of resistance-gene-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Variable	Total	n (%) of Resistant Gene	χ2	p Value
Gender			5.94	0.015
Male	38	30 (78.9)
Female	33	17 (51.5)
Age group, year			1.706	0.426
≤45	11	9 (81.8)
46 to 65	16	11 (68.8)
>65	44	27 (61.4)
ICU admission			7.649	0.002
Yes	37	30 (81.1)
No	34	17 (50)
Diabetes Mellitus			0.446	0.581
Yes	46	29(63)
No	25	18 (72)
Hypertension			0.541	0.373
Yes	42	29(69)
No	29	18 (62.1)
Chronic kidney diseases			0.433	0.511
Yes	15	11 (73.3)
No	56	36 (64.3)
Heart diseases			0.213	0.644
Yes	14	10 (71.4)
No	57	37 (64.9)
Cardiovascular diseases			0.147	0.702
Yes	4	3 (75)
No	67	44 (65.7)
Cerebrovascular accident			6.729	0.009
Yes	19	8 (42.1)
No	52	39 (75)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases			4.851	0.028
Yes	17	15 (88.2)
No	54	32(59.3)
Number of comorbidities			3.476	0.176
One	23	17(73.9)
Two	25	13 (52)
Three or more	23	17(73.9)