Volume 12, Number 3—March 2006
Research
Personal Hygiene and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Table 3
Characteristics | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
---|---|
Composite hygiene score | |
<6 | 3.14(1.10–8.93) |
>6 | 1.00 |
Age, y | |
20–34 | 3.57 (0.70–18.19) |
35–49 | 0.75 (0.16–3.60) |
>50 | 1.00 |
Race | |
Caucasian | 1.00 |
Non-Caucasian | 2.21 (0.70–6.96) |
Educational level | |
No college† | 1.22 (0.30–4.92) |
College | 1.00 |
Overweight‡ | |
Yes | 2.48 (0.86–7.14) |
No | 1.00 |
Abnormal skin condition before arriving | |
Yes | 2.65 (0.47–15.07) |
No | 1.00 |
*Adjusted ORs were calculated from a logistic regression model that simultaneously included all of the risk factors shown.
†Included no high school, graduation from high school, or general educational development.
‡Defined as a body mass index >25.
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