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. 2023 Jul 25;73(734):e694–e701. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2022.0592

Table 1.

Multivariable analysis of odds of UHA

Characteristic Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) P-value
Sex
  Male 1
  Female 0.91 (0.79 to 1.04) 0.167

Age (categorical), years
  16–34 1
  35–54 1.06 (0.88 to 1.28) 0.545
  55–74 1.49 (1.21 to 1.84) <0.001
  ≥75 3.24 (2.57 to 4.08) <0.001

Ethnicity
  White 1
  Black 0.68 (0.55 to 0.85) <0.001
  Asian 1.0 (0.88 to 1.14) 0.946
  Mixed and other 0.91 (0.61 to 1.35) 0.627
  Unknown 1.17 (0.80 to 1.73) 0.417

Treatment within +/−7 days
  Treated 1
  Not treated 0.48 (0.42 to 0.55) <0.001

Antibiotics last 6 months, courses
  0 1
  1–2 1.23 (1.08 to 1.40) 0.002
  ≥3 1.38 (1.15 to 1.65) <0.001

Risk factors for complicated UTI
  Absence of risk factor 1
  Structural abnormalities 1.19 (1.00 to 1.41) 0.051
  CKD 1.55 (1.31 to 1.84) <0.001
  Urinary catheter 2.01 (1.53 to 2.66) <0.001

Other risk factors
  Absence of risk factor 1
  Recurrent UTI 1.33 (1.16 to 1.53) <0.001
  UI 1.11 (0.94 to 1.30) 0.208
  FI 1.47 (1.12 to 1.93) 0.005
  Heart failure 1.22 (0.95 to 1.58) 0.125
  Hypertension 1.14 (0.98 to 1.33) 0.091
  Cancer 0.98 (0.79 to 1.21) 0.825
  DM 1.37 (1.19 to 1.58) <0.001

Season
  Spring 1
  Summer 1.11 (0.95 to 1.30) 0.173
  Autumn 1.09 (0.93 to 1.27) 0.273
  Winter 0.89 (0.75 to 1.04) 0.144

CKD = chronic kidney disease. DM = diabetes mellitus. FI = faecal incontinence. IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. UHA = urinary infection-related hospital admission. UI = urinary incontinence. UTI = urinary tract infection.