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Table 1 Odds of SSTI or S. aureus colonization given locations visited in the 3 months prior to household MRSA study enrollment

From: Spatial relationships among public places frequented by families plagued by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Location and frequency

SSTI incidence

S. aureus colonization

Participants with SSTI

N = 216 (%)

Participants without SSTI

N = 455 (%)

OR (95% CI)

aORa (95% CI)

Participants with S. aureus colonization

N = 275 (%)

Participants without S. aureus colonization

N = 396 (%)

OR (95% CI)

aORb (95% CI)

Hair salon

  

0.78 (0.53, 1.14)

0.98 (0.64, 1.50)

  

1.05 (0.74, 1.50)

1.04 (0.72, 1.50)

 ≥ 1×/month

47 (22)

120 (26)

  

70 (25)

97 (24)

  

 < 1×/month

169 (78)

335 (74)

  

205 (75)

299 (76)

  

Day spa

  

0.84 (0.16, 4.37)

1.81 (0.32, 10.2)

  

0.24 (0.28, 1.98)

0.27 (0.03, 2.28)

 ≥ 1×/month

2 (1)

5 (1)

  

1 (0.4)

6 (2)

  

 < 1×/month

214 (99)

450 (99)

  

274 (99.6)

390 (98)

  

Nail salon

  

0.48 (0.24, 0.94)

0.86 (0.40, 1.81)

  

1.23 (0.71, 2.12)

1.47 (0.82, 2.64)

 ≥ 1×/month

11 (5)

46 (10)

  

26 (9)

31 (8)

  

 < 1×/month

205 (95)

409 (90)

  

249 (91)

365 (92)

  

Tanning bed

  

0.90 (0.23, 3.52)

1.42 (0.34, 5.9)

  

1.45 (0.42, 5.05)

1.67 (0.47, 5.90)

 ≥ 1×/month

3 (1)

7 (2)

  

5 (2)

5 (1)

  

 < 1×/month

213 (99)

448 (98)

  

270 (98)

391 (99)

  

Fitness center

  

0.96 (0.63, 1.46)

1.40 (0.88, 2.23)

  

0.76 (0.50, 1.14)

0.78 (0.52, 1.18)

 ≥ 1×/month

38 (18)

83 (18)

  

43 (15)

78 (20)

  

 < 1×/month

178 (82)

372 (82)

  

232 (85)

318 (80)

  

Locker room

  

1.01 (0.65, 1.57)

1.25 (0.78, 2.00)

  

0.99 (0.65, 1.50)

1.01 (0.66, 1.54)

 ≥ 1×/month

35 (16)

73 (16)

  

44 (16)

64 (16)

  

 < 1×/month

181 (84)

382 (84)

  

231 (84)

332 (84)

  

Public shower

  

0.96 (0.44, 2.05)

1.67 (0.71, 3.90)

  

0.99 (0.48, 2.02)

1.07 (0.51, 2.22)

 ≥ 1×/month

10 (4)

22 (5)

  

13 (5)

19 (5)

  

 < 1×/month

206 (96)

433 (95)

  

262 (95)

377 (95)

  

Public pool

  

1.23 (0.82, 1.83)

1.07 (0.70, 1.66)

  

1.01 (0.69, 1.49)

1.01 (0.68, 1.50)

 ≥ 1×/month

47 (22)

84 (18)

  

54 (20)

77 (19)

  

 < 1×/month

169 (78)

371 (82)

  

221 (80)

319 (81)

  

Public Jacuzzi

  

0.94 (0.29, 3.07)

1.85 (0.51, 6.76)

  

1.24 (0.41, 3.73)

1.35 (0.45, 4.11)

 ≥ 1×/month

4 (2)

9 (2)

  

6 (2)

7 (2)

  

 < 1×/month

212 (98)

446 (98)

  

269 (98)

389 (98)

  
  1. Binary logistic regression performed using SPSS version 25 for Windows (IBM SPSS, Chicago, IL)
  2. SSTI skin and soft tissue infection, OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio
  3. aSSTI incidence adjusted for age, gender, race, ethnicity, and S. aureus colonization status
  4. bS. aureus colonization adjusted for age, gender, race, and ethnicity