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

Table 2.

Multivariable analysis of odds of AHA

Characteristic Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) P-value
Sex
  Male 1
  Female 0.73 (0.68 to 0.77) <0.001

Age (categorical), years
  16–34 1
  35–54 1.61 (1.47 to 1.75) <0.001
  55–74 2.45 (2.22 to 2.70) <0.001
  ≥75 3.47 (3.09 to 3.89) <0.001

IMD quintile
  1 (least deprived) 1
  2 1.48 (0.86 to 2.58) 0.16
  3 1.93 (1.14 to 3.26) 0.015
  4 1.93 (1.15 to 3.22) 0.012
  5 (most deprived) 2.02 (1.21 to 3.37) 0.007

Ethnicity
  White 1
  Black 0.75 (0.68 to 0.82) <0.001
  Asian 0.83 (0.78 to 0.89) <0.001
  Mixed & other 0.81 (0.68 to 0.97) 0.025
  Unknown 0.84 (0.69 to 1.02) 0.079

Treatment within +/−7 days
  Treated 1
  Not treated 0.84 (0.79 to 0.89) <0.001

Risk factors for complicated UTI
  Absence of risk factor 1
  Structural abnormalities 1.29 (1.19 to 1.41) <0.001
  CKD 1.35 (1.24 to 1.47) <0.001
  Urinary catheter 1.64 (1.40 to 1.91) <0.001

Antibiotics last 6 months, courses
  0 1
  1–2 1.26 (1.19 to 1.34) <0.001
  ≥3 1.52 (1.40 to 1.66) <0.001

Other risk factors
  Absence of risk factor 1
  Recurrent UTI 1.03 (0.96 to 1.10) 0.404
  UI 1.24 (1.15 to 1.33) <0.001
  FI 1.27 (1.09 to 1.47) 0.002
  Obesity 1.19 (1.02 to 1.39) 0.025
  Heart failure 1.37 (1.21 to 1.56) <0.001
  Hypertension 1.13 (1.06 to 1.21) <0.001
  Cancer 1.39 (1.26 to 1.54) <0.001
  DM 1.26 (1.17 to 1.34) <0.001

Season
  Spring 1
  Summer 1.04 (0.97 to 1.12) 0.239
  Autumn 1.05 (0.98 to 1.13) 0.144
  Winter 1.03 (0.96 to 1.11) 0.421

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