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. 2016 Dec 16;13:1–7. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S123226

Table 3.

Comparison between patients with diabetes mellitus with/without UTI

Host factor UTI-negative UTI-positive P-value
Age (years)b 59.8±12.1 65±11.3 <0.001
Gendera <0.001
 Male 1,049 (94.8) 57 (5.2)
 Female 1,119 (82.3) 240 (17.7)
Body mass index (kg/m2)b 30.0±6.5 29.7±6.9 0.437
Diabetes typea 0.014
 1 275 (92.3) 23 (7.7)
 2 1,893 (87.4) 274 (12.6)
Diabetes duration (years)b 9.5±8.3 11.0±9.1 0.003
Diabetes complicationsa
 Retinopathy 0.127
  Mild nonproliferative 394 (87.6) 56 (12.4)
  Moderate nonproliferative 59 (85.5) 10 (14.5)
  Severe nonproliferative 107 (81.7) 24 (18.3)
  Proliferative 107 (85.6) 18 (14.4)
 Chronic kidney disease 470 (81.6) 106 (18.4) <0.001
 Coronary artery disease 1,042 (86.3) 166 (13.7) 0.011
 Cerebrovascular disease 141 (84.4) 26 (15.6) 0.148
 Peripheral artery disease 360 (87.8) 50 (12.2) 0.921
 Neuropathy
  Somatic 1,445 (87.3) 211 (12.7) 0.131
  Autonomic 46 (93.9) 3 (6.1) 0.198
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)b 43.8±26.7 52.2±36.8 <0.001
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)b 1.0±0.7 1.1±0.9 0.028
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2)b 80.1±30 70.5±32.3 <0.001
Glycated hemoglobin level (%)b 8.9±2.0 9.0±1.9 0.405

Notes:

a

Dichotomous variables. Results are presented as number of individuals and (percentage from total).

b

Continuous variables with Gaussian distribution. Results are presented as average ± standard deviation.

Abbreviation: UTI, urinary tract infection.