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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Colonization and Mortality Risk Among Community Adults Aged 40-85

Arch G. Mainous, Benjamin J. Rooks and Peter J. Carek
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2021, 34 (2) 439-441; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.02.200394
Arch G. Mainous
the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida (AGM); Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida (AGM, BJR, PJC).
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Benjamin J. Rooks
the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida (AGM); Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida (AGM, BJR, PJC).
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Peter J. Carek
the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida (AGM); Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida (AGM, BJR, PJC).
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    Table 1.

    Baseline Characteristics of the Cohort (N = 6085; Weighted N = 118, 718 486)

    Staph ColonizationStaph Non-ColonizedMRSA ColonizationMRSA Non-Colonized
    Weighted N32, 735 00085, 983 4861, 793 186116, 925 300
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    Percentage of deaths16.718.635.917.8
    Sex
        Male49.846.638.247.6
        Female50.253.461.852.4
    Race/ethnicity
        Non-Hispanic White80.976.483.677.5
        Non-Hispanic Black7.010.88.29.8
        Hispanic8.48.63.98.6
        Other race/ethnicity4.34.24.24.1
    Poverty-to-income ratio > 183.984.975.884.8
    No health insurance9.111.55.110.9
    Hospitalization in the past 12 months12.811.825.411.9
    Heart disease9.210.418.010.0
    Diabetes11.510.614.710.8
    Asthma11.611.218.611.2
    • MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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    Table 2.

    All-Cause Mortality Hazard Ratios for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization a 11-Year Period

    Crude HR (95% CI)P valueAdjusted HR* (95% CI)P value
    MRSA colonization2.30 (1.61-3.29)< .0011.75 (1.12-2.73).014
    Staph colonization0.90 (0.75-1.06).2060.91 (0.75-1.11).348
    • CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    • ↵* Model adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, poverty-to-income ratio, lack of health insurance coverage, hospitalization in the previous 12 months, and the presence of heart disease, diabetes, and asthma.

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