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. 2023 Jul 17;16:4621–4633. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S417033

Table 6.

Bivariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with UTI Among Diabetic Patients (n=158) Attending in DUGH, Southern Ethiopia, 2022

Variables Significant Bacteriuria COR (95% CI) P-value AOR (95% CI) P-value
No N (%) Yes N (%)
Gender
Male 93 (58.9) 8 (33.3) 1 1
Female 65 (41.1) 16 (66.7) 1.3 (0.3–6.4) 0.762
Age in year
18–39 56 (35.4) 8 (33.3) 1.5 (0.4–3.9) 0.532
40–59 75 (47.5) 4 (16.7) 1.1 (0.3–3.4) 0.434
≥60 27 (17.1) 12 (50) 1 1
Residence
Rural 106 (79.1) 22 (91.7) 1 1
Urban 28 (20.9) 2(8.3) 1.4 (0.04–2.78) 0.309
Educational background
Illiterate 14 (10.4) 11 (45.8) 1.5 (0.4–3.9) 0.002* 8.1 (5.1–12.4) 0.001*
Primary school 26 (19.4) 4(16.7) 1.1 (0.3–3.4) 0.234 1.2 (0.32–3.4) 0.270
Secondary school 53 (39.6) 1 (4.2) 0.9 (0.2–5.3) 0.235 2.2 (0.21–3.5) 0.201
College and above 41 (30.6) 8 (33.3) 1 1 1 1
Marital status
Married 50 (37.3) 11 (45.8) 1 1
Unmarried 84 (62.7) 13 (54.2) 0.5 (0.2–2.3) 0.455
Types of DM
Type I DM 22 (16.4) 4(16.7) 1 1
Type II DM 112 (83.6) 20 (83.3) 0.6 (0.1–3.4) 0.576
Fasting
< 126 37 (27.6) 9 (37.5) 1 1 1 1
≥ 126 97 (72.4) 15 (62.5) 1.1 (1.3–3.2) 0.034* 1.81 (1.01–2.21) 0.01*
Previous UTI
Yes 62 (46.3) 14 (58.3) 1 1 1 1
No 72 (53.7) 10 (41.7) 2.5 (0.3–5.1) 0.131 7.7 (0.67–8.9) 0.104
Presence of comorbidities
Yes 22 (16.4) 16 (66.7) 3.5 (3.1–10.5) 0.001* 4.2 (4.1–17.2) 0.001*
No 112 (83.6) 8 (33.7) 1 1 1 1
History of catheterization
Yes 7 (5.2) 3 (12.5) 3.1 (0.3–15.6) 0.361
No 127 (94.8) 21 (87.5) 1 1
Medication for DM
Tablet 49 (36.6) 5 (20.8) 6.5 (0.6–7.4) 0.174 0.2 (0.04–1.75) 0.119
Insulin 83 (61.9) 17 (70.8) 4.2 (0.55–6.2) 0.474 4.4 (0.04–1.75) 0.319
Both 2(1.5) 2(1.3) 1 1 1 1
Medication for hypertensive
Yes 4 (3.0) 2 (8.3) 2.1 (0.5–8.1) 0.575
No 130 (97) 22 (91.7) 1

Note: *Indicates significantly associated variable.