Risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus acquisition during a large outbreak in patients aged 65 years and older

Table 2 Continuous variables for VRE carrier and non-carrier patients, in univariate analysis

	VRE carrier patients (n = 18)	VRE non-carrier patients (n = 162)	p^b
Age, years	79.39	79.67	0.62
Screening number	3.06	4.23	0.06
Number of antibiotics	3.44	1.64	0.00
Albumin rate, g.l⁻¹	28.30	31.24	0.02
Body mass index, kg.m²	23.83	25.19	0.27
C-reactive protein rate, mg.l⁻¹	35.11	20.66	0.04
Activities of daily living score	4.27	4.75	0.61

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