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Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios for associations between neighborhood-level characteristics and hospitalizations with CA-MRSA, controlling for individual-level characteristics, 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

 

AOR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

HIV Prevalence

 ≤ 0.37%

1.0

-

1.0

-

 0.38-0.73%

1.1

0.67, 1.7

1.5

0.84, 2.7

 0.74%-1.3%

1.3

0.81, 2.2

1.7

0.90, 3.1

 1.3-1.65%

1.2

0.73, 2.0

1.1

0.56, 2.1

 > 1.65%

1.1

0.71, 1.9

2.3

1.2, 2.7

MSM Proportion

 ≤ 5.7%

1.0

-

1.0

-

 5.8-7.0%

1.2

0.72, 1.9

1.9

1.0, 3.5

 7.1-8.0%

1.3

0.86, 1.9

1.4

0.84, 2.5

 8.1-9.8%

1.7

1.1, 2.7

2.0

1.1, 3.6

 > 9.8%

1.2

0.76, 1.8

1.5

0.82, 2.7

Income per year ($)

 ≤ 26,000

0.94

0.64, 1.4

0.95

0.55, 1.6

 26,001-35,000

0.76

0.49, 1.2

0.58

0.32, 1.1

 35,000-41,000

1.3

0.85, 1.9

0.89

0.49, 1.6

 41,000-48,000

0.69

0.45, 1.0

0.72

0.41, 1.3

 > 48,000

1.0

-

1.0

-

ED Usage Rate*

 ≤ 24,000

1.0

-

1.0

-

 24,001-32,600

0.63

0.40, 1.0

0.98

0.51, 1.9

 32,601-44,200

0.92

0.62, 1.4

1.2

0.69, 2.2

 44,201-56,000

1.0

0.70, 1.6

1.2

0.64, 2.2

 > 56,000

0.83

0.55, 1.3

1.4

0.76, 2.6

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