Table 2.
Characteristics of individual UTI episodes (n = 368)
| Mean (SD) | Missing (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom duration, days | 3.9 (5.9) | 62 (16.9) | |
| N (%) | Missing (%) | ||
| Sex | 0 | ||
| Female | 310 (84.2%) | ||
| Male | 58 (15.8) | ||
| Yes (%) | No (%) | Missing (%) | |
| Pretreated with antibiotics | 51 (13.9) | 317 (86.1) | 0 |
| Symptoms | |||
| Urgency | 163 (44.4) | 204 (55.3) | 1 (0.3) |
| Frequency | 197 (53.5) | 170 (46.2) | 1 (0.3) |
| Dysuria | 206 (56.0) | 161 (43.7) | 1 (0.3) |
| Cloudy urine | 125 (34.0) | 232 (63) | 11 (3.0) |
| Suprapubic pain | 137 (37.2) | 230 (62.5) | 1 (0.3) |
| Flank pain | 35 (9.5) | 331 (90) | 2 (0.5) |
| Fever | 18 (4.9) | 346 (94) | 4 (1.1) |
| N (%) | Missing (%) | ||
| Pathogens | 0 | ||
| Escherichia coli | 191 (51.9) | ||
| Klebsiella species | 36 (9.8) | ||
| Enterococcus species | 17 (4.6) | ||
| Proteus species | 5 (1.4) | ||
| Streptococcus species | 7 (1.9) | ||
| Mixed flora | 19 (5.2) | ||
| Other species | 24 (6.5) | ||
| No bacterial growth | 69 (18.8) | ||
| Reference standard score | 0 | ||
| No UTI (0–2 points) | 40 (10.9) | ||
| Possible UTI (3–4 points) | 30 (8.2) | ||
| Probable UTI (5–7 points) | 148 (40.2) | ||
| Definite UTI (8–11 points) | 150 (40.8) | ||
Legend:
Other species = all cultured pathogens not listed above
SD standard deviation