Table 2.

Logistic Regression Models Showing Odds of MRSA Nasal Carriage by Beverage Consumption

Beverage ConsumptionUnadjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusteda OR (95% CI)
CI = confidence interval; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; OR = odds ratio.
a Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, sex, poverty-income ratio, current health status, hospitalization in the past year, and antibiotic use in the past month.
Coffee
    None1.001.00
    <1 cup per month or more0.53 (0.28–1.02)0.47 (0.24–0.93)
Hot tea
    None1.001.00
    <1 cup per month or more0.47 (0.31–0.70)0.47 (0.31–0.71)
Coffee or hot tea
    None1.001.00
    <1 cup per month or more of either0.41 (0.20–0.81)0.33 (0.16–0.70)
Iced tea
    None1.001.00
    <1 cup per month or more0.81 (0.39–1.68)0.88 (0.39–1.99)
Soft drinks during the summer
    Never to 2–3 times per month1.001.00
    1–6 times per week or more0.85 (0.44–1.66)0.97 (0.48–1.96)
Soft drinks during the rest of the year
    Never to 2–3 times per month1.001.00
    1–6 times per week or more1.07 (0.57–1.99)1.28 (0.68–2.42)