Volume 19, Number 1—January 2013
CME ACTIVITY
Staphylococcal Infections in Children, California, USA, 1985–2009
Kathleen Gutierrez
, Meira S. Halpern, Clea Sarnquist, Shila Soni1, Anna Chen Arroyo, and Yvonne Maldonado
, Meira S. Halpern, Clea Sarnquist, Shila Soni1, Anna Chen Arroyo, and Yvonne MaldonadoTable 2
Risk of staphylococcal infection, by demographic characteristic, for children, California, 1985–2009*
| Demographic characteristics |
Risk of infection, OR† (95% CI)
|
|
|---|---|---|
| General population of children | Hospitalized children | |
| Sex | ||
|
M |
1.25 (1.23–1.26) | 1.07 (1.06–1.09) |
|
F |
Reference
|
Reference
|
| Race | ||
|
White |
Reference | Reference |
|
Black |
1.46 (1.43–1.49) | 1.05 (1.04–1.07) |
|
Hispanic |
0.94 (0.93–0.95) | 0.96 (0.95–0.97) |
|
Asian |
0.63 (0.62–0.65)
|
Dropped
|
| Age at admission | ||
|
<30 d |
5.64 (5.55–5.73)‡ | 0.39 (0.39–0.40) |
|
31–91 d |
0.95 (0.92–0.97) | |
|
92–365 d |
0.98 (0.96–1.00) | |
|
1–2 y |
Reference | Reference |
|
3–5 y |
0.42 (0.41–0.43) | 0.80 (0.78–0.81) |
|
6–9 y |
0.31 (0.31–0.32) | 0.81 (0.79–0.92) |
|
10–13 y |
0.34 (0.33–0.35) | 0.90 (0.88–0.92) |
|
14–17 y |
0.48 (0.47–0.49)
|
0.76 (0.74–0.77)
|
| Expected source of payment | ||
|
Private insurance |
NA | 0.78 (0.77–0.79) |
|
Other§ |
NA | Reference |
*OR, odds ratio; NA, not applicable.
†ORs were calculated by using backward logistic regression (stay criteria p<0.01) with the variables listed in the table and year of admission.
‡Combined value for all children <1 year of age.
§Medi-Cal, Medicare, other government sources, charity, and none.
1Current affiliation: Foodia, San Francisco, California, USA.
