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Table 2 Patient characteristics: willing to delay vs not willing to delay

From: Women with symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infection are often willing to delay antibiotic treatment: a prospective cohort study

Characteristic

Willing to delay

Not willing to delay

p value

 

n

(%)

missing (n)

n

(%)

missing (n)

 

Total

51

(100)

 

86

(100)

  

History

       

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

       

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

       

culture positive

26

(51)

0

58

(67)

6

0.06

  1. Of the 137 patients who were asked to delay antibiotic treatment, 51 were willing to delay and 86 were not. Women who had haematuria and leukocyturia on urinalyis were less likely to be willing to delay antibiotic treatment. Severity of symptoms did not differ significantly between women willing to delay and women not willing to delay.