Volume 19, Number 10—October 2013
Research
Coccidioidomycosis-associated Hospitalizations, California, USA, 2000–2011
Gail Sondermeyer
, Lauren Lee, Debra Gilliss, Farzaneh Tabnak, and Duc Vugia
, Lauren Lee, Debra Gilliss, Farzaneh Tabnak, and Duc Vugia
Table 4
Risk for coccidioidomycosis-associated initial hospitalization, by various demographic characteristics, California, 2000–2011*
| Characteristic | Multivariate RR (95% CI)† |
|---|---|
| Year | 1.06 (1.06–1.07) |
| Sex | |
| F | Referent |
| M | 2.48 (2.33–2.63) |
| Age, y | |
| 0–19 | Referent |
| 20–39 | 4.22 (3.82–4.66) |
| 40–59 | 7.73 (7.01–8.52) |
| >60 | 9.50 (8.59–10.50) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | Referent |
| African American | 2.09 (1.92–2.28) |
| Hispanic | 1.31 (1.21–1.41) |
| Other‡ | 0.83 (0.76–0.90) |
*N = 15,747. RR, relative risk.
†RRs were calculated by using multivariate negative binomial regression. All p values were <0.0001.
‡Includes persons of Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaska Native, and other race/ethnicity.
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