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Table 2 Main Analysis and Sub Analysis study

From: The impact of a ‘milking the COW’ campaign in a regional hospital in Singapore

Models/variables

Difference in mean bacteria count

95% confidence interval

P value

Main analysis

Group Week 1

− 32.74

(− 94.29, 28.75)

0.29 NS

Group Week 2

− 155.86

(− 227.45, − 83.53)

< 0.0001

Group Total

− 157.04

(− 231.53, − 82.67)

< 0.0001

Subgroup analysis

Pathogenic organisms

 Week 1

− 4.01

(− 7.61, − 0.42)

< 0.05

 Week 2

− 19.39

(− 30.30, − 8.36)

< 0.001

 Total

− 18.85

(− 30.03, − 7.67)

< 0.001

Environmental organisms

 Week 1

17.43

(4.62, 30.21)

< 0.05

 Week 2

− 1.58

(-3.74, 0.58)

0.15 NS

 Total

− 1.671915

(-3.77, 0.42)

0.12 NS

Skin flora

 Week 1

− 38.72

(− 97.55, 19.93)

0.1929 NS

 Week 2

− 138.34

(− 208.68, − 66.91)

< 0.001

 Total

− 135.01

(− 207.22, − 62.95)

< 0.001

Commensal organisms

 Week 1

0.52

(− 4.22, 5.25)

0.83 NS

 Week 2

− 0.76

(− 1.73, 0.22)

0.12 NS

 Total

− 0.77

(− 1.75, 0.21)

0.12 NS

Non-pathogenic organisms

 Week 1

− 24.19

(− 85.91, 37.53)

0.43 NS

 Week 2

− 137.66

(− 208.75, − 66.57)

< 0.001

 Total

− 136.49

(− 209.40, − 63.58)

< 0.001