Obesity and Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Women and Men in a General Population

Obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) have been linked to increased risk of infections, and Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization is a major risk factor for developing infections with the microbe. We therefore sought to find whether body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) could be associated with S. aureus colonization independent of DM.S. aureus colonization was assessed by nasal swab cultures among 2,169 women and 1,709 men, aged...