Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011
Research
Binary Toxin and Death after Clostridium difficile Infection
Table 2
Relative risk for death within 30 days after diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection, univariate and multivariate analysis, week 1, 2008–week 22, 2009, Denmark*
Variable | No. deaths | Crude risk ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted risk ratio (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
CD A and B | 36 | Reference | Reference |
CD 027 + CD non-027 |
74 |
1.8 (1.2–2.7) |
1.6 (1.01–2.4) |
Male sex |
47 |
0.9 (0.6–1.2) |
1.0 (0.7–1.4) |
Age group, y | |||
<50 | 1 | Reference | Reference |
50–59 | 3 | 4.9 (0.5–47.2) | 4.5 (0.5–43.9) |
60–69 | 9 | 6.2 (0.8–48.8) | 6.0 (0.8–47.3) |
70–79 | 37 | 14.5 (2.0–105.8) | 13.8 (1.9–100.9) |
>80 |
60 |
17.4 (2.4–125.3) |
15.5 (2.1–112.6) |
Region | |||
Capital | 63 | 1.4 (1.0–2.1) | 0.9 (0.6–1.2) |
Other parts of Denmark | 47 | Reference | Reference |
*CI, confidence interval; CD, Clostridium difficile.
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