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Table 3 Risk factors of TJA infection using multivariate analysis with conditional logistic regression

From: Risk factors for total joint arthroplasty infection in patients receiving tumor necrosis factor α-blockers: a case-control study

Variable

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P

   - Daily steroid intake (per 5 mg/day increase)

5.0

1.1 to 21.6

0.03

   - Primary TJA or TJA revision for the joint subsequently infected during the last year

88.3

1.1 to 7,071.0

0.04

  1. TJA, total joint arthroplasty.