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Table 2 Model 2. Risk factors for higher rates of MRSA bacteraemia in General Scottish mainland hospitals (n = 38)

From: Not just a matter of size: a hospital-level risk factor analysis of MRSA bacteraemia in Scotland

Variable

Estimate (SE)

p

Risk Ratio (95 % CI)a

Indegree b

0.030 (0.007)

<0.001

1.03 (1.02–1.05)

Teaching hospital

0.496 (0.168)

0.003

1.64 (1.18–2.28)

Ratio of patients to domestic staff

0.246 (0.076)

0.001

1.28 (1.10–1.48)

  1. aRisk ratio and 95 % confidence intervals estimated using the modified Poisson Regression approach [25]
  2. bMeasure of hospital connectivity