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Table 5 Risk factors associated with patient non-compliance and infection-related mortality (multiple logistic regression analysis) of 344 hospitalizations among 216 IVDU*

From: Appropriateness of antibiotic treatment in intravenous drug users, a retrospective analysis

Risk factors for patient's non-compliance

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Male gender

1.2 (0.6–2.2)

0.60

Age (per 10 years older)

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.26

Alcohol addiction

0.8 (0.4–1.7)

0.55

Psychiatric disorders

2.4 (1.1–5.1)

0.03†

HIV infection

0.7 (0.3–1.3)

0.24

Risk factors for infection-related mortality

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Number of infections

1.4 (0.7–2.9)

0.32

Age (per 10 years older)

2.0 (1.0–3.8)

0.04†

Male gender

1.0 (0.4–2.6)

0.93

Number of comorbidities

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

0.95

  1. * seen by an ID during a period of 5 years.
  2. † Statistical significance (p < 0.05).