Table 2

Hazard ratios and 95% CIs for rates of transmissions by city

CovariateMexicoSão Paulo
TransitionHR (95% CI)p ValueHR (95% CI)p Value
 Age (10 years)
  Susceptible→CLABSI0.87 (0.81 to 0.95)0.0011.03 (0.91 to 1.16)0.67
  Susceptible→Discharged0.98 (0.95 to 1.01)0.130.99 (0.95 to 1.03)0.62
  Susceptible→Dead1.01 (0.94 to 1.07)0.860.99 (0.92 to 1.06)0.74
  CLABSI→Discharged1.03 (0.92 to 1.15)0.640.96 (0.84 to 1.09)0.55
  CLABSI→Dead1.01 (0.89 to 1.14)0.901.12 (0.87 to 1.44)0.39
 ASIS score
  Susceptible→CLABSI1.07 (0.89 to 1.28)0.470.86 (0.60 to 1.23)0.40
  Susceptible→Discharged0.48 (0.45 to 0.51)<0.0010.64 (0.58 to 0.71)<0.001
  Susceptible→Dead2.01 (1.70 to 2.38)<0.0010.98 (0.79 to 1.20)0.81
  CLABSI→Discharged0.54 (0.41 to 0.70)<0.0010.76 (0.47 to 1.23)0.27
  CLABSI→Dead0.94 (0.70 to 1.26)0.661.33 (0.62 to 2.87)0.47
 Closed versus open system
  Susceptible→CLABSI0.15 (0.08 to 0.26)<0.0010.31 (0.16 to 0.60)<0.001
  Susceptible→Discharged1.24 (1.10 to 1.40)<0.0011.53 (1.31 to 1.78)<0.001
  Susceptible→Dead0.65 (0.50 to 0.84)<0.0010.83 (0.61 to 1.11)0.20
  CLABSI→Discharged2.56 (1.28 to 5.12)0.0081.70 (0.74 to 3.91)0.21
  CLABSI→Dead0.77 (0.24 to 2.51)0.671.88 (0.46 to 7.67)0.38
  • ASIS, acute severity of illness score; CLABSI, central line associated blood stream infection.