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Table 2 Risk factors of SA carriage and SE IgE-sensitization by multivariate analysis

From: Differences between Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and IgE-sensitization to Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin on risk factors and effects in adult population

Characteristics

SA carriage

SE IgE-sensitization

Adjusted Model*

OR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted Model*

OR (95% CI)

P value

Age (annum)

0.983 (0.962–1.005)

0.123

1.049 (1.021–1.078)

0.001

BMI (1 kg/m2)

0.955 (0.874–1.044)

0.314

1.121 (1.022–1.230)

0.016

Sex

    

Male

1.483 (0.684–3.216)

0.319

2.093 (0.965–4.549)

0.061

Female

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Smoking

    

Current

0.456 (0.157–1.326)

0.149

1.300 (0.479–3.525)

0.606

Ex

0.593 (0.212–1.657)

0.319

0.458 (0.163–1.284)

0.138

Never

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Environmental Group

    

Urban

2.309 (1.165–4.575)

0.017

0.960 (0.477–1.932)

0.908

Sub-urban

1.079 (0.519–2.242)

0.838

0.833 (0.408–1.699)

0.614

Rural

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

SA carriage

–

 

1.087 (0.573–2.061)

0.798

SE IgE-sensitization

1.102 (0.584–2.081)

0.764

–

 

SEA IgG (1 mg/L)

1.025 (1.001–1.049)

0.042

1.025 (1,000–1.050)

0.049

SEB IgG (1 mg/L)

1.025 (1.003–1.048)

0.026

1.027 (1.003–1,051)

0.024

  1. SA carriage Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage, SE Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin, SE IgE-sensitization IgE-sensitization to Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index. Bold indicates significant differences (P-value < 0.05). *Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, and environmental group
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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

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