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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis per group with display of percentages of “not clean” (RLU > 1000) items. In the multivariate analysis, the model was adjusted for medical specialty and surface category

From: ATP measurement as an objective method to measure environmental contamination in 9 hospitals in the Dutch/Belgian border area

  

Univariate

Multivariate

 

> 1000 RLU (%)

P

RR (95% BI)

P

RR (95% BI)

hospital

 hospital 1

15.8

Ref

   

 hospital 2

19.2

0.498

1.21 (0.70–2.10)

0.473

1.25 (0.70–2.13)

 hospital 3

30.0

0.011

1.89 (1.15–3.11)

0.011

1.90 (1.16–3.11)

 hospital 4

35.8

0.001

2.26 (1.40–3.65)

0.001

2.28 (1.38–3.58)

 hospital 5

47.5

< 0.001

3.00 (1.91–4.72)

< 0.001

2.95 (1.88–4.64)

 hospital 6

40.0

< 0.001

2.53 (1.51–4.23)

0.001

3.37 (2.14–5.21)

 hospital 7

45.0

< 0.001

2.84 (1.80–4.49)

< 0.001

2.44 (1.45–4.08)

 hospital 8

52.5

< 0.001

3.32 (2.12–5.18)

< 0.001

2.78 (1.76–4.39)

 hospital 9

71.7

< 0.001

4.53 (2.91–7.04)

< 0.001

4.38 (2.82–6.80)

medical specialty

 surgical

40.7

Ref

   

 non-surgical

35.1

0.076

0.86 (0.73–1.01)

0.241

0.91 (0.78–1.06)

surface category

 sanitary items

29.4

Ref

   

 Patient bound materials

47.5

< 0.001

1.62 (1.28–2.05)

< 0.001

1.57 (1.27–1.93)

 ward bound materials

40.6

0.010

1.39 (1.08–1.78)

0.008

1.37 (1.09–1.72)

 medical devices

38.4

0.016

1.30 (1.05–1.62)

0.014

1.30 (1.05–1.60)

  1. Significant differences in bold (p < 0.05)