Table 1 Patient demographic data by S. aureus intestinal colonization status
From: Prevalence and molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus from human stool samples
|  | Carriers n = 58 | Non-carriers n = 567 | P | Total n = 621 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean years ± Std. dev.) | 51.2 (±20.4) | 51.6 (±18.9) | 0.897 | 51.6 (±19.0) |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 24 (41.4%) | 277 (49.2%) |  | 301 (48.5%) |
 Female | 34 (58.6%) | 286 (50.8%) | 0.256 | 320 (51.5%) |
Race/ Ethnicity | ||||
 Caucasian | 52 (89.7%) | 508 (90.2%) |  | 560 (90.2%) |
 African American | 2 (3.5%) | 24 (4.3%) |  | 26 (4.2%) |
 Hispanic or Latino | 3 (5.2%) | 8 (1.4%) |  | 11 (1.8%) |
 Othera | 1 (1.7%) | 24 (4.2%) | 0.486 | 25 (4.0%) |
Visit Type | ||||
 Inpatient | 44 (75.9%) | 443 (78.7%) |  | 487 (78.4%) |
 Outpatient | 13 (22.4%) | 113 (20.1%) |  | 126 (20.3%) |
 Housed outpatientb | 1 (1.7%) | 7 (1.2%) | 0.865 | 8 (1.3%) |
Length of Stay (Mean days ± Std. dev.) | 21.7 (±51.7) | 15.2 (± 25.1) | 0.992 | 15.8 (± 28.6) |