Table 8.

Baseline data of participants and non-participants with uncomplicated urinary tract infection. Figures are number (percentage) of women unless stated otherwise

Characteristics	Participants (n=484)	Non-participants (n=519)	P value
Duration of symptoms (days):
<1	99/480 (20)	108/511 (21)	0.84
1-2	184/480 (38)	147/511 (29)	0.001
>2-7	148/480 (31)	192/511 (38)	0.03
>7	49/480 (10)	64/511 (13)	0.25
Mean (SD) symptom severity at baseline	6 (2.3)	8.9 (2.7)	<0.001
Mean (SD) activity impairment assessment at baseline	9.3 (5.5)	14.4 (5.5)	<0.001
Recurrent UTI	96/479 (20.0)	127/481 (26.4)	0.02

SD=standard deviation; UTI=urinary tract infection.