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. 2023 Aug 2;23:507. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08475-7

Table 2.

Association between clinical parameters and UTI diagnosis. Logistic regression of UTI diagnosis at the time of patient visit with and without adjustment for catheter type

unadjusted OR (95% CI) p-value adjusted OR (95% CI) p-value
Method of bladder emptying 0.92
    Indwelling catheter 0.96 (0.49–1.85) not applicable
 IC reference
Sex 0.97 0.99
 Female reference reference
 Male 0.99 (0.51–1.97) 0.99 (0.51–1.97)
CCI 0.29 0.58
 ≥ 3 1.24 (0.41–5.42) 1.24 (0.39–5.49)
 2 2.51 (0.76–11.39) 2.51 (0.75–11.40)
 1 2.16 (0.54–10.67) 2.15 (0.53–10.71)
 0 reference reference
UTI frequency (in the past 12 months)  < 0.01 0.02
 ≥ 3 15.11 (5.89–42.25) 15.10 (5.88–42.25)
 2 6.34 (2.18–18.87) 6.35 (2.18–18.93)
 1 3.96 (1.52–11.01) 3.96 (1.52–11.01)
 0 reference reference
Age 0.99 (0.970–1.010) 0.44 0.99 (0.97–1.01) 0.74

CCI Charlson comorbidity index, CI Confidence interval, IC Intermittent catheterization, OR Odds ratio, UTI Urinary tract infection