|
Variable
|
Univariate
|
Multivariate
|
|---|
| |
Otorrhoea: n (%)
|
OR (95 % CI)
|
P value
|
OR (95 % CI)
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Age
|
34.42 ± 18.04
|
1.004 (0.98–1.019)
|
0.877
|
1.001 (0.97–1.02)
|
0.956
|
|
Sex
| | | | | |
|
Female (165)
|
21 (12.7)
|
1
| | | |
|
Male (136)
|
25 (18.4)
|
1.5 (0.82–2.9)
|
0.177
|
1.47 (0.66–3.2)
|
0.399
|
|
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 (9–24)
|
1.0087 (0.98–1.04)
|
0.507
|
0.99 (0.96–1.027)
|
0.797
|
|
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)
|
27 (11.8)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (72)
|
19 (26.4)
|
2.68 (1.38–5.1)
|
0.003
|
3.6 (1.7–7.59)
|
0.001
|
|
HIV
| | | | | |
|
No (288)
|
38 (13.2)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (13)
|
8 (61.5)
|
10.5 (3.2–33.8)
|
0.000
|
11.8 (3.24–43.1)
|
0.000
|
|
Smoking
| | | | | |
|
No (260)
|
37 (14.2)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (41)
|
9 (21.9)
|
1.7 (0.74–3.8)
|
0.206
|
1.08 (0.37–3.14)
|
0.883
|
|
Smell
| | | | | |
|
No (267)
|
38 (14.2)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (34)
|
6 (23.5)
|
1.85 (0.78–4.39)
|
0.27
|
2 (0.74–5.69)
|
0.164
|
|
Otalgia
| | | | | |
|
No (167)
|
18 (10.8)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (134)
|
28 (20.9)
|
2.18 (1.49–3.8)
|
0.017
|
3.3 (1.56–7.02)
|
0.002
|
|
Itching
| | | | | |
|
No (227)
|
30 (13.2)
|
1
| | | |
|
Yes (74)
|
16 (21.6)
|
1.8 (0.92–3.55)
|
0.084
|
1.82 (0.81–4.10)
|
0.144
|
|
Ear
| | | | | |
|
Left (122)
|
18 (14.7)
|
1
| | | |
|
Both (18)
|
1 (5.56)
|
0.3 (0.04–2.7)
|
0.309
| | |
|
Right (161)
|
27 (16.77)
|
1.1 (0.60–2.2)
|
0.646
|
1.08 (0.74–1.58)
|
0.658
|
- 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
