Table 4 Demographic characteristics of GBS carriers and non-carriers using univariate and multivariate analysis

28.6

29.9

-

0.002

Residency district n (%)

Jerusalem

53 (25.4)

132 (22.2)

1

Ref.

1

North

18 (8.6)

40 (6.7)

1.1

0.6–2.1

0.7

0.7

0.3–1.6

0.4

Haifa

13 (6.2)

43 (7.2)

0.7

0.3–1.5

0.4

0.9

0.4–2.1

0.9

Center

27 (12.9)

121 (20.3)

0.5

0.3–0.9

0.0

0.7

0.3–1.2

0.2

Tel Aviv

30 (14.3)

86 (14.4)

0.9

0.5–1.4

0.6

1.2

0.6–2.4

0.6

South

44 (21.0)

108 (18.1)

1.0

0.6–1.6

0.9

0.9

0.5–1.6

0.8

Judea & Samaria

24 (11.5)

65 (10.9)

0.9

0.5–1.6

0.7

0.9

0.5–1.8

0.9

Country of origin n (%)

Israel

162 (80.6)

485 (81.6)

1

Ref.

1

Asia-Africa

5 (2.5)

11 (1.85)

1.3

0.4–3.8

0.6

1.9

0.6–6.2

0.2

America-Europe

34 (16.9)

98 (16.5)

0.9

0.6–1.5

0.9

1

0.6–1.6

0.9

Socioeconomic rank n (%)

Low

25 (12.6)

25 (4.3)

1

Ref.

1

Intermediate

136 (68.3)

393 (68)

0.4

0.2–0.7

0.0

0.3

0.2–0.6

0.0

High

38 (19.1)

160 (27.7)

0.3

0.1–0.5

<0.001

0.2

0.1–0.6

0.0

Health Maintenance Organization n (%)

Clalit Health services

80 (38.8)

253 (43.0)

1

Ref.

1

Maccabi Healthcare services

55 (26.7)

151 (25.7)

1.1

0.7–1.7

0.5

1.4

0.8–2.2

0.2

Le’umit

26 (12.6)

52 (8.8)

1.6

0.9–2.7

0.1

1.8

0.9–3.2

0.0

Me’uhedet

45 (21.8)

132 (22.4)

1.1

0.7–1.6

0.7

1.1

0.7–1.9

0.6

Reason to screening n (%)

Routine F/U

155 (79.5)

494 (92.0)

1

<0.0001

1

Risk factor

40 (20.5)

43 (8.0)

2.9

1.8–4.7

3.0

1.8–4.9

<0.001

Religion n (%)

Arab

27 (12.9)

38 (6.4)

1

0.0

1

Jewish & others

182 (87.1)

557 (93.6)

0.4

0.3–0.8

1.3

0.6–2.8

0.5