|
Variable
|
Univariate
|
Multivariate
|
|---|
| |
Complication n (%)
|
OR (95 % CI)
|
P value
|
OR (95 % CI)
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Age
|
35 ± 17.82
|
1.006 (0.99–1.011)
|
0.318
|
1.006 (0.997–1.02)
|
0.443
|
|
Sex
| | | | | |
|
Female (165)
|
66 (40)
|
1
| | | |
|
Male (136)
|
48 (35.3)
|
0.81 (0.511–1.3)
|
0.402
|
0.88 (0.49–1.55)
|
0.679
|
|
Occupation
| | | | | |
|
No (199)
|
31 (15.6)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (102)
|
15 (14.7)
|
0.93 (0.47–1.8)
|
0.842
|
0.8 (0.37–1.7)
|
0.568
|
|
Ill duration
|
18 IQR (9–27)
|
1.029 (1.008–1.05)
|
0.005
|
1.03 (1.007–1.05)
|
0.010
|
|
Isolates
| | | | | |
|
NBG (175)
|
67 (38.29)
|
1
| | | |
|
GPB (35)
|
21 (60)
|
2.41 (1.15–5.07)
|
0.02
| | |
|
GNB (91)
|
45 (49.45)
|
1.57 (0.94–2.63)
|
0.081
| | |
|
MDR
| | | | | |
|
No (229)
|
81 (35.6)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (72)
|
33 (45.8)
|
1.54 (0.90–2.6)
|
0.112
|
1.86 (1.044–3.3)
|
0.035
|
|
HIV
| | | | | |
|
No (288)
|
105 (36.4)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (13)
|
9 (69.2)
|
3.92 (1.17–13.)
|
0.026
|
4.3 (1.17–15.6)
|
0.028
|
|
Smoking
| | | | | |
|
No (260)
|
100 (38.5)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (41)
|
14 (34.2)
|
0.83 (0.415–1.6)
|
0.597
|
0.80 (0.339–1.88)
|
0.611
|
|
Smell
| | | | | |
|
No (267)
|
98 (36.7)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (34)
|
16 (47.1)
|
1.53 (0.747–3.4)
|
0.244
|
1.62 (0.73–3.56)
|
0.234
|
|
Otalgia
| | | | | |
|
No (167)
|
52 (31.1)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (134)
|
62 (46.30
|
1.98 (1.2–3.05)
|
0.007
|
1.9 (1.14–3.18)
|
0.013
|
|
Itching
| | | | | |
|
No (227)
|
90 (39.6)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (74)
|
24 (32.4)
|
0.7 (0.412–1.27)
|
0.267
|
0.66 (0.359–1.24)
|
0.205
|
|
Ear
| | | | | |
|
Left (122)
|
41 (33.6)
|
1
| | | |
|
Both (18)
|
13 (72.2)
|
5.13 (1.7–15.4)
|
0.003
| | |
|
Right (161)
|
60 (37.2)
|
1.17 (0.72–1.92)
|
0.525
|
1.07 (0.82–1.40)
|
0.573
|
- NBG is no bacterial growth, GNB is gram negative bacteria, GPB is gram positive bacteria and MDR is multi drug resistance bacteria
- Isolates were not analysed on multivariate logistic regression analysis because it has collinearity with other factor like MDR
