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Table 1 Bivariable analysis of patient characteristics in the case-control study

From: Multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter species: a seven-year experience from a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Variable

Cases (n = 73)

Controls (n = 73)

Unadjusted Odds Ratio

p-value

Age (mean ± SD), in years

61.7

60.4

N/A

0.798

Male

49 (67.1)

52 (71.2)

0.82

0.591

Diabetes

42 (57.5)

10 (13.7)

8.53

< 0.001

Chronic pulmonary disease

35 (47.9)

12 (16.4)

4.68

< 0.001

Renal insufficiency

32 (43.8)

12 (16.4)

3.97

< 0.001

Malignancy

21 (28.8)

7 (9.6)

3.81

0.005

Corticosteroid intake

5 (6.8)

7 (9.6)

0.69

0.55

Urinary catheter in the past 30 days

62 (84.9)

58 (79.4)

1.46

0.39

Central venous catheter in the past 30 days

7 (9.6)

4 (5.5)

1.83

0.35

Mechanical ventilation in the past 30 days

43 (58.9)

39 (53.4)

1.25

0.50

Surgery in the past 30 days

19 (26.0)

5 (6.8)

4.78

0.003

Antibiotic use in the past 30 days

47 (64.3)

12 (16.4)

9.19

< 0.001

All-cause mortality

34 (46.6)

27 (37.0)

1.48

0.24

  1. All numbers represent no. (%) unless otherwise specified
  2. SD = standard deviation; N/A = not applicable