Table 1 Association of different factors with the development of Clostridium difficile infection
| Factor | Total number | Clostridium difficile positive | Odds ratio (OR) | 95% confidence interval (CI) |
Statistical significance p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||||
| <4 | 158 | 12 (7.59%) | 1 | ||
| ≥ 4 | 62 | 11 (17.74%) | 2.61 | 1.06–6.39 | < 0.05 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 112 | 13 (11.61%) | 1.29 | 0.53–3.16 | > 0.05 |
| Female | 108 | 10 (9.26%) | 1 | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Georgian | 198 | 20 (10.10%) | 1 | ||
| Other | 22 | 3 (13.64%) | 1.4 | 0.31–4.83 | > 0.05 |
| Antibiotic use | |||||
| Yes | 165 | 21 (12.73%) | 3.85 | 1.2–9.6 | < 0.05 |
| No | 55 | 2 (3.64%) | 1 | ||