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Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Oct 26;99(2):219–225. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.10.005

Table 3.

Urinalysis results grouped by bladder management strategy used

Variable	Spontaneous Void (n = 85)	Intermittent Catheter (n = 140)	Indwelling Catheter (n = 57)	Other (n=45)	P
Urinalysis obtained	67/85 (78.8)	113/140 (80.7)	54/57 (94.7)	37/45 (82.2)	.69
WBCs	0 (0–2)	11 (2–45)	48 (10–122)	20 (2–77)	<.01^*
RBCs	1 (0–2)	1 (0–4)	6 (1–22)	1 (0–10)	<.01^*
Nitrite positive	8/67 (11.9)	38/113 (33.6)	26/54 (48.1)	13/37 (35.1)	<.01^*
LE positive	22/67 (32.8)	87/113 (77.0)	53/54 (98.1)	32/37 (86.5)	<.01^*

NOTE. Values are median (interquartile range) or n (%).

Abbreviations: LE, leukocyte esterase; RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell.

The P value refers to a χ² comparison of the 4 categories of SCI classification, such that a significant P value means that at least 1 category differed significantly from the others.