Table 3 Relationship between GBS testing status and demographic characteristics using univariate and multivariate analysis

29.5

29.3

-

0.61

Residency district n (%)

Jerusalem

219 (23.4)

282 (14.9)

1

Ref

1

Ref

North

76 (8.1)

398 (21.1)

0.2

0.2–0.3

<0.0001

0.3

0.2–0.4

<0.001

Haifa

60 (6.4)

183 (9.7)

0.4

0.3–0.6

<0.0001

0.2

0.1–0.4

<0.001

Center

169 (18.1)

455 (24.1)

0.5

0.4–0.6

<0.0001

0.2

0.2–0.4

<0.001

Tel Aviv

125 (13.4)

254 (13.4)

0.6

0.5–0.8

<0.01

0.3

0.2–0.4

<0.001

South

187 (20.0)

239 (12.6)

1.0

0.8–1.3

0.9

0.9

0.7–1.2

0.5

Judea & Samaria

99 (10.6)

79 (4.2)

1.6

1.1–2.3

<0.01

0.9

0.7–1.4

0.8

Country of origin n (%)

Israel

754 (81.6)

1511 (84.0)

1

Ref

1

Ref

Asia-Africa

19 (2.1)

56 (3.1)

0.7

0.4–1.2

0.2

0.7

0.4–1.2

0.2

America-Europe

151 (16.3)

232 (12.9)

1.3

1.1–1.7

<0.01

0.9

0.7

0.5

Socioeconomic rank n (%)

Low

63 (7.0)

288 (16.7)

1

Ref

1

Ref

Intermediate

620 (69.0)

1073 (62.2)

2.6

2.1–3.3

<0.0001

1.9

1.4–2.6

<0.001

High

216 (24.0)

365 (21.1)

2.7

2.0–3.5

<0.0001

3.2

2.1–4.7

<0.001

Health Maintenance Organization n (%)

Clalit Health service

402 (43.6)

1089 (58.8)

1

Ref

1

Ref

Maccabi Healthcare services

229 (24.8)

361 (19.5)

1.7

1.4–2.1

<0.0001

1.5

1.2–1.8

<0.001

Le’umit

93 (10.1)

164 (8.8)

1.5

1.1–2.0

<0.01

1.1

0.8–1.5

0.3

Me’uhedet

198 (21.5)

238 (12.8)

2.2

1.8–2.8

<0.0001

1.6

1.2–2.0

<0.001

Religion n (%)

Arab

89 (9.5)

570 (30.1)

1

<0.0001

1

<0.001

Jewish & others

846 (90.5)

1320 (69.8)

4.1

3.2–5.2

2.6

1.9–3.5