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Table 2 Travel-associated risk factors for colonization: univariate and multivariate logistic regression model

From: High colonization rates of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coliin Swiss Travellers to South Asia– a prospective observational multicentre cohort study looking at epidemiology, microbiology and risk factors

 

OR (95% CI)

p-valuea

adjusted ORb(95% CI)

p-valuea

Destination

India

1

 

1

 

Bhutan

0.56 (0.13-2.40)

0.434

0.66 (0.13-3.30)

0.615

Nepal

0.59 (0.21-1.68)

0.325

0.57 (0.17-1.88)

0.355

Sri Lanka

0.08 (0.03-0.20)

< 0.001

0.05 (0.02-0.16)

< 0.001

Age

1.00 (0.98-1.02)

0.722

  

Sex

Female

1.00

   

Male

0.99 (0.52-1.92)

0.984

  

Length of Stay (per week)

1.26 (0.88-1.80)

0.215

2.08

0.010

Weight

1.01 (0.99-1.03)

0.416

  

Travel Reason

Tourist

1

 

1

 

Business

2.07 (0.72-5.98)

0.179

1.58 (0.44-5.71)

0.483

VFR

3.11 (1.11-8.68)

0.031

3.86 (1.02-14.59)

0.046

Sleeping Place

Hotel

1

   

Guest House

0.81 (0.40-1.64)

0.560

  

Private Household

3.35 (0.71-15.76)

0.126

  

Other

0.74 (0.16-3.36)

0.701

  

Eating Place

Restaurant

1

   

Private

0.92 (0.40-2.12)

0.837

  

Daily Alcohol

No

1

   

Yes

0.70 (0.34-1.45)

0.335

  

Tap Water Consumption

No

1

 

1

 

Yes

0.52 (0.21-1.28)

0.154

0.27 (0.08-0.87)

0.029

Dairy Products

No

1

   

Yes

2.32 (0.92-5.86)

0.076

  

Fruits

No

1

   

Yes

1.36 (0.51-3.67)

0.539

  

Salad

No

1

   

Yes

0.59 (0.30-1.16)

0.126

  

Ice Cream and Pastry

No

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.99 (1.03-3.85)

0.042

3.90 (1.61-9.43)

0.002

Meat

No

1

   

Yes

0.44 (0.17-1.14)

0.091

  

Travellers’ Diarrhoea

No

1

   

Yes

1.65 (0.81-3.33)

0.166

  

PPI

No

1

   

Yes

0.88 (0.16-4.95)

0.880

  
  1. Note: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
  2. aderived by Wald test.
  3. badjusted for the other covariates.