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Table 2 Individual-Level Factors for CA-MRSA Compared to CA-MSSA Infection for Crude and Adjusted Odds Ratios

From: Geographic surveillance of community associated MRSA infections in children using electronic health record data

Variable

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Race

 White

Referent

–

Referent

–

 Black

1.92 (1.75, 2.10)

<.0001

1.58 (1.44,1.75)

<.0001

 Hispanic

1.10 (0.90, 1.35)

0.3359

.81 (.66,1.0)

.0487

 Other

0.94 (0.81, 1.09)

0.3989

.73 (.63, .86)

<.0001

Gender

 Male

Referent

–

Referent

–

 Female

1.28 (1.18, 1.39)

<.0001

1.22 (1.12,1.33)

<.0001

Age (years)

 > 12 years

Referent

–

Referent

–

 4–12 years

.95 (.85, 1.05)

.2725

.95 (.85,1.05)

.3248

 < 4 years

1.74 (1.58, 1.92)

<.0001

1.65 (1.48,1.83)

<.0001

Health Insurance

 Private

Referent

–

Referent

–

 Self pay

1.70 (1.40,2.08)

<.0001

1.55 (1.27,1.89)

<.0001

 Public

1.65 (1.52, 1.79)

<.0001

1.42 (1.30,1.55)

<.0001

  1. Note: The analysis above does not include those patients identified with ‘unknown’ race nor those identified to have multiple types of insurance