Table 1 Characteristics of women (n = 319) with and without urinary tract infection with ongoing treatment.

Social factors

n

%

n

%

p- value

n

%

Civil status (single) (n = 46/271)

45

97.8

246

90.8

0.107

291

91.8

Living alone

44

95.7

232

85.0

0.050

276

86.5

In institutional care

28

60.9

85

31.1

<0.001

113

35.4

Medical factors

Constipation - current

23

50.0

102

37.4

0.104

125

39.2

Dementia

25

54.3

77

28.2

<0.001

102

32.0

Depression

22

47.8

100

36.6

0.148

122

38.2

Diabetes

8

17.4

41

15.0

0.680

49

15.4

Heart failure

23

50.0

82

30.0

0.008

105

32.9

Hip fractures

10

21.7

25

9.2

0.012

35

11.0

Indwelling catheter

5

10.9

1

0.4

<0.001

6

1.9

Impaired hearing (n = 45/270)

14

31.1

40

14.8

0.008

54

17.1

Impaired vision (n = 46/272)

9

29.6

45

16.5

0.354

54

17.0

Malignancies

6

13.0

19

7.0

0.156

25

7.8

Rheumatic disease

4

8.7

31

11.4

0.593

35

11.0

Stroke in the preceding five years

7

15.2

23

8.4

0.144

30

9.4

Urinary incontinence - current

20

43.5

78

28.6

0.043

98

30.7

Functional factors

Eats independently according to KATZ (n = 46/272)

44

95.7

266

97.8

0.391

310

97.5

Goes outside independently according to KATZ (n = 45/271)

19

42.2

184

67.9

0.001

203

64.2

Independent in toileting according to KATZ (n = 46/272)

30

65.2

235

86.4

<0.001

265

83.3

Transfers independently (n = 46/272)

32

69.6

245

90.1

<0.001

277

87.1

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Barthel's ADL index (n = 46/269)

13.7 ± 6.2

17.4 ± 4.1

<0.001

16.9 ± 4.7

BMI (n = 42/264)

25.0 ± 3.9

25.7 ± 4.5

0.356

25.6 ± 4.4

GDS (n = 45/271)

4.4 ± 2.7

3.5 ± 2.4

0.018

3.6 ± 2.5

MMSE (n = 46/272)

19.7 ± 6.2

22.5 ± 5.4

0.002

22.0 ± 5.6

Number of drugs

9.2 ± 3.9

6.6 ± 3.9

<0.001

7.0 ± 4.0