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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 3.
Published in final edited form as: Urology. 2011 Oct 2;79(1):188–193. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.07.1412

Table 4.

Age-adjusted bivariate and multivariate predictors associated with seeking medical attention for urinary problems

Age-adjusted Multiple variable
OR 95% CI p-value OR 95% CI p-value
Age in 10 year increments* 1.95 1.76, 2.14 <0.001 1.74 1.56, 1.96 <0.001
Coronary Artery Disease 1.79 1.19, 2.71 0.006
Diabetes 1.77 1.23, 2.54 0.002 1.91 1.27, 2.88 0.002
Hyperlipidemia 1.48 1.14, 1.91 0.003
Depression 1.76 1.41, 2.20 <0.001 1.58 1.23, 2.04 <0.001
Lifetime history of infectious condition
HIV-infection 1.02 0.89, 1.16 0.758
Chlamydia 1.23 0.89, 1.69 0.193
Gonorrhea 1.53 1.19, 1.98 0.001 1.53 1.12, 2.09 0.007
Syphilis 0.81 0.56, 1.16 0.26 0.65 0.42, 1.01 0.059
Genital herpes 1.49 1.05, 2.11 0.023
Urinary Tract Infection 3.14 2.48, 3.97 <0.001 2.09 1.6, 2.75 <0.001
Prostatitis 6.03 4.29, 8.46 <0.001 4.59 3.16, 6.69 <0.001
Estimated number of lifetime partners
0 to 6
7 to 29 0.94 0.67, 1.35 0.743
30 to 100 1.1 0.79, 1.53 0.543
greater than 100 1.15 0.84, 1.58 0.374
Do you use the following drugs more than 1 time per year to get high?
Methamphetamine 0.74 0.41, 1.33 0.322
Cocaine 0.8 0.44, 1.47 0.5
Ketamine 1.04 0.42, 2.56 0.09
Ecstasy 0.34 0.15, 0.75 0.008 0.34 0.15, 0.77 0.009
Prescription Pills 1.35 0.92, 1.99 0.115
*

Not adjusted for age