Characteristic | Willing to delay | Not willing to delay | p value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | (%) | missing (n) | n | (%) | missing (n) |  |
Total | 51 | (100) | Â | 86 | (100) | Â | Â |
History | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
mean age in years (range) | 43 | (16–79) | 1 | 42 | (16–89) | 2 | 0.75 |
duration of symptoms > 1 day | 38 | (75) | 1 | 57 | (66) | 4 | 0.31 |
at least considerable frequency | 30 | (59) | 1 | 56 | (65) | 2 | 0.46 |
at least considerable pain | 23 | (45) | 1 | 43 | (50) | 2 | 0.52 |
any vaginal irritation | 21 | (41) | 1 | 36 | (42) | 2 | 0.94 |
at least 1 UTI ever diagnosed | 39 | (76) | 2 | 67 | (78) | 2 | 0.85 |
patient thinks she has a UTI | 42 | (82) | 1 | 80 | (93) | 5 | 0.05 |
Stick | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
nitrite positive | 13 | (25) | 1 | 34 | (40) | 0 | 0.09 |
blood ≥ 1+ | 25 | (49) | 1 | 60 | (70) | 0 | 0.02 |
leucocytes ≥ trace | 38 | (75) | 1 | 76 | (88) | 0 | 0.04 |
Culture | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
culture positive | 26 | (51) | 0 | 58 | (67) | 6 | 0.06 |