Table 3 Associations of sex with risk of bloodstream infections caused by the most common bacteria.

From: Explaining sex differences in risk of bloodstream infections using mediation analysis in the population-based HUNT study in Norway

 

Years at risk

Risk of S. aureus BSI1

Risk of S. pneumoniae BSI1

Risk of E. coli BSI1

No. BSI

HR

95% CI

No. BSI

HR

95% CI

No. BSI

HR

95% CI

Women

436,758

83

1.0

Reference

113

1.0

Reference

399

1.0

Reference

Men

373,915

129

2.09

1.28–2.54

119

1.36

1.05–1.76

285

0.97

0.84–1.13

  1. BSI bloodstream infection, HRs hazard ratios, 95% CI 95% confidence intervals.
  2. 1Cox regression analyses were adjusted for age as the underlying scale.
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