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Table 1 Crude odds ratios for associations between individual-level and neighborhood-level characteristics and hospitalizations with CA-MRSA, New York City, 2006

From: Association of neighborhood-level factors with hospitalization for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, New York City, 2006: a multilevel observational study

 

Males

Females

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Individual

Age (years)

 < 18

3.5

2.3, 5.2

4.7

3.1, 6.9

 18-44

4.0

3.0, 5.4

1.1

0.75, 1.5

 45-64

2.4

1.8, 3.3

1.9

1.4, 2.6

 ≥ 65

1.0

-

1.0

-

Diabetes

 Yes

0.91

0.72, 1.2

1.4

1.1, 1.9

 No

1.0

-

1.0

-

HIV

 Yes

3.3

2.5, 4.3

3.1

1.9, 5.1

 No

1.0

-

1.0

-

Neighborhood

HIV Prevalence

 ≤ 0.37%

1.0

-

1.0

-

 0.38-0.73%

1.2

0.75, 2.0

1.6

0.90, 2.9

 0.74%-1.3%

1.6

0.97, 2.7

1.9

1.0, 3.4

 1.3-1.65%

1.6

0.98, 2.7

1.2

0.65, 2.4

 > 1.65%

1.7

1.0, 2.7

2.7

1.5, 5.0

MSM Proportion

 ≤ 5.7%

1.0

-

1.0

-

 5.8-7.0%

1.4

0.81, 2.3

2.0

1.1, 3.8

 7.1-8.0%

1.6

1.0, 2.4

1.6

0.94, 2.8

 8.1-9.8%

1.9

1.2, 3.1

2.1

1.1, 3.9

 > 9.8%

1.4

0.90, 2.2

1.5

0.84, 2.8

Income per year ($)

 ≤ 26,000

1.2

0.82, 1.9

1.2

0.70, 2.1

 26,001-35,000

0.81

0.51, 1.3

0.64

0.35, 1.2

 35,000-41,000

1.30

0.85, 2.1

0.97

0.52, 1.8

 41,000-48,000

0.69

0.44, 1.1

0.77

0.44, 1.4

 > 48,000

1.0

-

1.0

-

ED Usage Rate*

 ≤ 24,000

1.0

-

1.0

-

 24,001-32,600

0.68

0.42, 1.1

1.0

0.54, 2.0

 32,601-44,200

1.1

0.71, 1.6

1.4

0.76, 2.4

 44,201-56,000

1.3

0.86, 2.0

1.4

0.77, 2.6

 > 56,000

1.2

0.78, 1.8

1.8

0.99, 3.3

  1. NOTE. CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MSM, men who have sex with men; OR, odds ratio.
  2. * Emergency department visits per 100,000 people.