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. 2018 May 21;18:45. doi: 10.1186/s12894-018-0359-y

Table 3.

Different risk factors for urinary tract infection

Risk Factors Number Without Infection With Infection χ2 P
N % N %
Sex 28.49 <.0001
 Male 492 414 84.15 78 15.85
 Female 314 214 68.15 100 31.85
Age groupa 9.35 0.0093
 <40 252 194 76.98 58 23.02
 40-60 409 334 81.66 75 18.34
 >60 145 100 69.66 45 31.03
Stone site 54.06 <.0001
 Single stone 615 516 83.90 99 16.10
 Multiple sites 191 112 58.64 79 41.36
Obstruction 7.38 0.0066
 Yes 394 291 73.86 103 26.14
 No 412 337 81.80 75 18.20
Staghorn calculi 28.06 <.0001
 Staghorn stones 64 33 51.56 31 48.44
 Non-Staghorn stones 742 595 80.19 147 19.81
Smoking 3.44 0.0638
 Yes 279 207 74.19 72 25.81
 No 527 421 79.89 106 20.11
Alcohol Drinking 0.016 0.9006
 Yes 293 229 78.16 64 21.84
 No 513 399 77.78 114 22.22

aAge group,

<40 versus 40-60,χ2 = 3.08, P = 0.0793;

<40 versus >60, χ2 = 2.12, P = 0.1451;

40-60 versus >60, χ2 = 10.17, P = 0.0014;