Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies of Nosocomial Infection in Geriatric Patients

Table 6

Analysis of risk factors of nosocomial infection in geriatric patients.

Personal characteristics		Number	Infected patients		value ()
Sex	Male	1800	48	0.017	0.897
	Female	1570	43
Long-term bed	Yes	304	52	263.896	<0.01
	No	3066	39
Combined with chronic disease	Yes	1788	49	0.023	0.878
	No	1582	42
Nutrition scores	<3	3177	69	58.959	<0.01
	≥3	193	22
Dysphagia	Yes	245	15	11.777	<0.01
	No	3125	76
Invasive procedure	Yes	911	37	8.804	<0.01
	No	2459	54
Length of stay (day)	≥30	96	19	109.863	<0.01
	<30	3274	72