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Table 2 Estimated risk of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage by healthcare worker status

From: Differences in Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and molecular characteristics among community residents and healthcare workers at Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Southern China

Characteristic

Nasal carriage of S.aureus, n (%)

Carriers

Noncarriers

Univariate

Multivariate logistic

P-value

OR(95 % CI)

P-value

OR(95 % CI)

Both genders

       
 

CR

75(25.3)

222(74.7)

0.363

1.20(0.81–1.76)

  
 

HW

63(21.6)

229(78.4)

    

Age, years

>20–30

      
 

CR

17(27.9)

51(72.1)

0.816

0.99(0.88–1.10)

  
 

HW

38(22.0)

135(78.0)

    
 

>30–50

      
 

CR

8(17.0)

39(83.0)

0.989

1.00(0.93–1.07)

  
 

HW

23(22.3)

80(77.7)

    

Female

       
 

CR

30(18.6)

131(81.4)

0.436

0.81(0.48–1.38)

  
 

HW

40(21.3)

148(78.7)

    

Male

       
 

CR

45(33.1)

91(66.9)

0.069

1.74(0.96–3.15)

0.155

1.56(0.85–2.88)

 

HW

23(22.5)

81(77.5)

    
  1. CR community residents, HW healthcare workers, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
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