S. aureus Nasal Carriage - Epidemiology - Erasmus MC

DETERMINANTS/ Chapter 4/ Smoking Pattern & Fasting Glucose Levels DetermineStaphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage. III - 25Figure 1Proportion of persistent S. aureus nasal carriage according to ageand sex.Error bars represent means with 95 percent confidence intervals.Lines depict linear regression line (black) with 95 percent meanprediction interval (grey) according to:Probability of persistent S. aureus nasal carriage =0.24 – 0.001 [95% CI, -0.002-0.000] * age.Numbers at the bottom of the graph represent numbers ofpartcipants in each category.0.50Proportion of persistent S. aureus nasal carriage0.400.300.200.10Men (n)Women (n)0.00265 439 433 306 132 36 16343 588 502 446 229 95 21=90Age category (years)2004 © J.L. Nouwen \ December 8 th 2004 \ Thesis: Determinants, Risks & Dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage