Volume 15, Number 10—October 2009
Research
Healthcare Worker Occupation and Immune Response to Pneumocystis jirovecii
Renuka Tipirneni
, Kieran R. Daly, Leah G. Jarlsberg, Judy V. Koch, Alexandra Swartzman, Brenna M. Roth, Peter D. Walzer, and Laurence Huang
, Kieran R. Daly, Leah G. Jarlsberg, Judy V. Koch, Alexandra Swartzman, Brenna M. Roth, Peter D. Walzer, and Laurence HuangTable 3
Factors associated with MsgC1 levels in a multivariate linear regression analysis*
| Factor | Estimate (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|
| Age >60 y | −1.34 (−2.51 to −0.16) | 0.03 |
| Male sex | 0.44 (−0.03 to 0.91) | 0.07 |
| Asian race | 0.42 (−0.12 to 0.95) | 0.13 |
| Clinical occupation | 0.89 (0.29 to 1.48) | 0.003 |
| F value | 5.15 | <0.001 |
| R2 | 0.15 |
*Msg, major surface glycoprotein; CI, confidence interval. A multivariate linear regression was generated by using the natural log of Msg levels as the dependent variable and including those predictor variables with p<0.10 in bivariate analysis. Participants in this cross-sectional study were healthcare staff recruited during January 2007–February 2008 from San Francisco General Hospital.
