Table 2.
Association of independent variables with UTI among diabetic patients by logistic regression analysis
| Variables | UTI | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 15–20 | 5 (19.2) | 21 (80.8) | 1 | ||
| 21–40 | 11 (14.9) | 63 (85.1) | 1.364 (0.425–4.380) | ||
| 41–60 | 10 (9.2) | 99 (90.8) | 2.357 (0.730–7.612) | ||
| 61–86 | 7 (22.6) | 24 (77.4) | 0.816 (0.225–2.961) | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 14 (9.6) | 132 (90.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Female | 19 (20.2) | 75 (79.8) | 0.419 (0.199–0.883)* | 0.582 (0.255–1.332) | 0.200 |
| Education | |||||
| Literate | 20 (10.8) | 168 (89.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Illiterate | 13 (25.0) | 39 (75.0) | 2.800 (1.283–6.110)* | 2.510 (1.052–5.989) | 0.038 |
| Current symptom of UTI | |||||
| Yes | 12 (23.1) | 40 (76.9) | 1 | ||
| No | 21 (11.2) | 167 (88.8)- | 2.386 (1.084–5.250)* | 1.479 (0.598–3.660) | 0.397 |
| History of UTI | |||||
| Yes | 8 (36.4) | 14 (63.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 25 (11.5) | 193 (88.5) | 4.411 (1.683–1.561)* | 3.547 (1.186–10.611) | 0.024 |
| History of antibiotic Rx | |||||
| Yes | 2 (11.8) | 15 (88.2) | 1 | ||
| No | 31 (13.9) | 192 (86.1) | 0.826 (0.180–3.789) | ||
| Type of diabetes | |||||
| Type I | 10 (14.9) | 57 (85.1) | 1 | ||
| Type II | 23 (13.3) | 150 (86.7) | 1.144 (0.513–2.553) | ||
| Duration of diabetes | |||||
| <5 years | 17 (12.6) | 118 (87.4) | 1 | ||
| ≥5 years | 16 (15.2) | 89 (84.8) | 0.801 (0.384–1.673) | ||
| Blood glucose level (mg/dL) | |||||
| <126 | 7 (8.0) | 81 (92.0) | 1 | ||
| ≥126 | 26 (17.1) | 126 (82.9) | 0.419 (0.174–1.010)** | 0.402 (0.161–1.001) | 0.050 |
Rx: treatment; UTI: urinary tract infection; COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; n: number of patients;
*
p<0.05;
**
p=0.05