Table 2 Risk factors for MRSA colonization of humans, using univariate regression
Risk factor | Positives | OR | P= |
|---|---|---|---|
Rooms in House | Mean 5.3 rooms | 0.86 | 0.036 |
Antibiotic in 12 months | 169/442 (38.5 %) | 1.69 | 0.018 |
Skin infection in 12 months | 119/442 (26.9 %) | 1.90 | 0.006 |
Incision and drainage in 12 months | 24/442 (5.4 %) | 2.70 | 0.020 |
Contact with person with correctional facility exposure | 20/442 (4.5 %) | 2.58 | 0.042 |
Recreational Dog Use (Hunting, Camping, Walking) | 12/442 (2.7 %) | 6.35 | 0.003 |
Male gender | 242/442 (54.8 %) | 0.87 | 0.582 |
People in house | Mean 2.5 people | 0.95 | 0.116 |
Sinks in house | Mean 1.1 sinks | 0.85 | 0.293 |
Additional source of drinking water | 201/442 (45.5 %) carried water from outside the house | 0.94 | 0.783 |
Ethnicity | 30/444 (6.8 %) Not Innu | 0.91 | 0.827 |
Admitted to hospital in 12 months | 366/444 (82.8 %) Not admitted | 0.76 | 0.314 |
Surgery in 12 months | 409/444 (92.5 %) No surgery | 0.61 | 0.190 |
Device in 12 months | 395/444 (89.4 %) No device | 0.91 | 0.793 |
Dialysis in 12 months | 441/444 (99.3 %) No dialysis | 0.66 | 0.740 |
Prior MRSA Colonization | 401/444 (90.3 %) No colonization | 0.59 | 0.119 |
Contact with person with skin infection | 256/444 (57.7 %) | 1.28 | 0.268 |
Contact with person with MRSA colonization or infection | 148/444 (33.3 %) | 0.85 | 0.486 |
Lived with a person with MRSA colonization or infection | 136/444 (30.6 %) | 0.89 | 0.635 |
New tattoo or piercing | 32/444 (7.2 %) | 0.68 | 0.400 |
Chronic skin condition | 47/444 (10.6 %) | 1.17 | 0.656 |
Visited inpatient facility in 12 months | 297/444 (66.9 %) | 1.10 | 0.684 |
Visited correctional facility in 12 months | 7/444 (1.6 %) | 1.20 | 0.826 |
Visited daycare center in 12 months | 28/444 (6.3 %) | 1.73 | 0.181 |
Contact of person exposed in inpatient facility | 340/444 (76.6 %) | 0.82 | 0.438 |
Contact of person exposed to daycare | 94/444 (21.1 %) | 1.47 | 0.141 |
Contact of person exposed to homeless shelter | 6/444 (1.4 %) | 0.60 | 0.639 |
Dog in house | 180/444 (40.5 %) | 0.91 | 0.655 |
Own a dog | 144/444 (32.4 %) | 1.06 | 0.815 |
Feed a dog | 178/444 (40.0 %) | 0.76 | 0.219 |