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Table 3 Likelihood of urinary tract infection diagnosis among patients receiving a dipstick test

From: Overprescribing antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults: a case series review of admissions in two UK hospitals

 

n

Percent diagnosed as having UTI as a proportion of all those receiving a first dipstick test total n = 161

OR (95% CI)

Sex

Male

39

10.3 (4)

0.71 (0.22, 2.24)

Female

122

13.9 (17)

Recent history of a fall

Yes

93

13.2 (9)

0.97 (0.38, 2.45)

No

68

12.9 (12)

Living independently

Yes

133

12.8 (17)

0.87 (0.27, 2.85)

No

28

14.2 (4)

Musculoskeletal disease

Yes

65

12.3 (8)

0.89 (0.35, 2.30)

No

96

13.5 (13)

Dementia

Yes

15

13.3 (2)

1.03 (0.22, 4.92)

No

146

13.0 (19)

Diabetes

Yes

39

17.9 (7)

1.69 (0.63, 4.54)

No

122

11.5 (14)