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. 2016 Jan-Feb;42(1):60–68. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.0607

Table 2. Association between different factors and urosepsis.

Variables All n (%) No sepsis n (%) Sepsis n (%) P value
Total sample N=265 N=240 N=25
Demographic Age Mean (±sd) 64.4 (±7.9) 64.5 (8.0) 62.8 (6.3) 0.31

Lifestyle Smoking Non smoker 117 (53.9%) 106 (54.9%) 11 (45.8%) 0.51
Smoker 52 (24.0%) 44 (2.8%) 8 (33.3%)
Ex-smoker 48 (22.1%) 43 (22.3%) 5 (20.8%)

Comorbidities Cardiac No 228 (86.4%) 207 (86.6%) 21 (84.0%) 0.76
Yes 36 (13.6%) 32 (13.4%) 4 (16.0%)
HTN No 162 (61.4%) 153 (64.0%) 9 (36.0%) 0.006
Yes 102 (38.6%) 86 (36.0%) 16 (64.0%)
Diabetes No 224 (84.8%) 207 (86.6%) 17 (68.0%) 0.03
Yes 40 (15.2%) 32 (13.4%) 8 (32.0%)

Pre-procedure Prostate size Mean (±sd) 49.9 (±29.2) 49.3 (±27.9) 54.8 (±39.8) 0.39
PVR Mean (±sd) 53.5 (±83.5) 54.8 (±88.4) 45.0 (±36.2) 0.60
PSA number Mean (±sd) 50.0 (±379.7) 50.7 (±396.0) 44.4 (±179.2) 0.94
PSA ratio Mean (±sd) 0.2 (±0.1) 0.2 (±0.1) 0.2 (±0.1) 0.14
Symptoms No 107 (40.4%) 101 (42.1%) 6 (24.0%) 0.08
Yes 158 (59.6%) 139 (57.9%) 19 (76.0%)
Antibiotics No 207 (78.1%) 188 (78.3%) 19 (76.0%) 0.79
Yes 58 (21.9%) 52 (21.7%) 6 (24.0%)
Urine analysis No 252 (95.1%) 228 (95.0%) 24 (96.0%) 1.00
Yes 13 (4.9%) 12 (5.0%) 1 (4.0%)
Enema No 194 (73.2%) 173 (72.15) 21 (84.0%) 0.20
Yes 71 (26.8%) 67 (27.9%) 4 (16.0%)
Biopsy (previous) No 246 (92.8%) 222 (92.5%) 24 (96.0%) 1.00
Yes 19 (7.2%) 18 (7.5%) 1 (4.0%)