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Table 4 Odds comparison of peritonitis resolution by logistic regression analysis (Model 2).

From: The role of virulence factors in the outcome of staphylococcal peritonitis in CAPD patients

Factor

Log (Odds)

p

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

Age (birth to 20 years/>60 years)

0.0602

0.97

 

Age (21 to 40 years/>60 years)

4.2565

0.06

 

Age (41 to 59 years/>60 years)

1.9474

0.09

 

Gender (male/female)

1.2461

0.37

 

Race (Caucasian/non-Caucasian)

-1.3322

0.21

 

Diabetes mellitus (no/yes)

-0.6711

0.47

 

System (standard/double bags)

2.3397

0.12

 

Treatment time on CAPD

   

   <1 year

0.0531

0.98

 

   >1 year

-0.3045

0.77

 

Treatment with vancomycin

   

   Oxacillin susceptible/oxacillin resistant

1.6316

0.15

 

No treatment with vancomycin

   

   Oxacillin susceptible/oxacillin resistant

10.0189

0.004

23,906 (25.4; exp{16.9274})

Etiological agent

   

   S. epidermidis S. aureus

-1.6481

0.70

 

   Other CoNS/S. epidermidis

3.8238

0.017

46 (2.0; 1,069.4)

Slime production (no/yes)

5.2149

0.001

184 (7.8; 4,354.2)

Enzyme production (no/yes)

   

   α-Hemolysin

2.1092

0.04

8.2 (1.1; 63.1)

   TNAse

2.0500

0.28

 

   Lecithinase

3.5545

0.06

 

Toxin production (no/yes)

   

   Enterotoxin A

2.3914

0.26

 

   Enterotoxin B

0.5669

0.13

 

   Enterotoxin C

4.0501

0.06

 

   TSST-1

1.3694

0.48