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Table 1 Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for nosocomial infection

From: Epidemiological approach to nosocomial infection surveillance data: the Japanese Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System

Individual factors

OR (95% CI)

Sex

Men

1.00 (Reference)

Women

0.74 (0.62–0.88)

Age (years)

16–44

1.00 (Reference)

45–54

0.83 (0.60–1.15)

55–64

0.83 (0.62–1.12)

65–74

0.89 (0.68–1.18)

75+

0.75 (0.56–1.00)

APACHE II

0–5

1.00 (Reference)

6–10

1.57 (1.03–2.40)

11–15

2.55 (1.70–3.85)

16–20

3.62 (2.39–5.49)

21–25

5.38 (3.50–8.27)

26–30

5.14 (3.23–8.16)

31+

7.09 (4.34–11.59)

Operation

None

1.00 (Reference)

Elective

0.78 (0.63–0.98)

Urgent

1.22 (1.00–1.49)

Ventilator

Nonuser

1.00 (Reference)

User

2.11 (1.62–2.76)

Central venous catheter

Nonuser

1.00 (Reference)

User

1.48 (1.14–1.93)