From: Burden of bloodstream infection in older persons: a population‐based study
Variable | Odds Ratio (95% confidence interval) | P-value |
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Age group (years) 65–74 75–84 85 and older | 1 (reference) 1.66 (1.25–2.21) 1.98 (1.41–2.77) | 0.001 < 0.001 |
Onset category Hospital-onset Healthcare-associated Community-associated | 1 (reference) 0.47 (0.35–0.64) 0.24 (0.16–0.35) | < 0.001 < 0.001 |
Etiology Other Yeast Polymicrobial | 1 (reference) 2.79 (0.92–8.46) 1.75 (1.12–2.73) | 0.07 0.014 |
Charlson comorbidity index (per point) | 1.15 (1.08–1.21) | < 0.001 |
Infection focus Other Bone and joint Respiratory Genitourinary | 1 (reference) 0.52 (0.29–0.94) 2.10 (1.47–2.99) 0.37 (0.27–0.52) | 0.03 < 0.001 < 0.001 |