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Table 1 Characteristics of UTI cases from 2015 to 2019 by sex and age group based on all UTI cases during the study period

From: Patterns and trends of antibacterial treatment in patients with urinary tract infections, 2015–2019: an analysis of health insurance data

 

Total

Sex

Age group

 

(N = 102,715)

Female (N = 80,767)

Male (N = 21,948)

0–5 years (N = 1,864)

6–13 years (N = 2,190)

14–17 years (N = 2,109)

 >  = 18 years (N = 96,552)

Age group in years

(N = 102,715)

(N = 80,767)

(N = 21,948)

(N = 1,864)

(N = 2,190)

(N = 2,109)

(N = 96,552)

 0–5

1,864 (1.8%)

1,453 (1.8%)

411 (1.9%)

1,864 (100%)

   

 6–13

2,190 (2.1%)

1,914 (2.4%)

276 (1.3%)

 

2,190 (100%)

  

 14–17

2,109 (2.1%)

1,938 (2.4%)

171 (0.8%)

  

2,109 (100%)

 

 18–24

9,131 (8.9%)

8,187 (10.1%)

944 (4.3%)

   

9,131 (9.5%)

 25–34

13,217 (12.9%)

11,462 (14.2%)

1,755 (8.0%)

   

13,217 (13.7%)

 35–44

10,530 (10.3%)

8,794 (10.9%)

1,736 (7.9%)

   

10,530 (10.9%)

 45–54

10,808 (10.5%)

8,424 (10.4%)

2,384 (10.9%)

   

10,808 (11.2%)

 55–64

11,466 (11.2%)

8,540 (10.6%)

2,926 (13.3%)

   

11,466 (11.9%)

 65–74

13,302 (13.0%)

9,606 (11.9%)

3,696 (16.8%)

   

13,302 (13.8%)

 75–84

19,302 (18.8%)

13,858 (17.2%)

5,444 (24.8%)

   

19,302 (20.0%)

 85–94

8,051 (7.8%)

5,971 (7.4%)

2,080 (9.5%)

   

8,051 (8.3%)

 95 + 

745 (0.7%)

620 (0.8%)

125 (0.6%)

   

745 (0.8%)

Diagnoses

(N = 102,715)

(N = 80,767)

(N = 21,948)

(N = 1,864)

(N = 2,190)

(N = 2,109)

(N = 96,552)

 N39.0

66,022 (64.3%)

50,881 (63.0%)

15,141 (69.0%)

1,594 (85.5%)

1,787 (81.6%)

1,431 (67.9%)

61,210 (63.4%)

 N30.0

14,963 (14.6%)

11,262 (13.9%)

3,701 (16.9%)

59 (3.2%)

116 (5.3%)

218 (10.3%)

14,570 (15.1%)

 N30.9

12,961 (12.6%)

11,327 (14.0%)

1,634 (7.4%)

102 (5.5%)

175 (8.0%)

281 (13.3%)

12,403 (12.8%)

 N10

950 (0.9%)

776 (1.0%)

174 (0.8%)

53 (2.8%)

23 (1.1%)

13 (0.6%)

861 (0.9%)

 Multiple diagnoses

7,819 (7.6%)

6,521 (8.1%)

1,298 (5.9%)

56 (3.0%)

89 (4.1%)

166 (7.9%)

7,508 (7.8%)

Any antibacterial prescribed?a

(N = 102,715)

(N = 80,767)

(N = 21,948)

(N = 1,864)

(N = 2,190)

(N = 2,109)

(N = 96,552)

 Yes

69,591 (67.8%)

57,206 (70.8%)

12,385 (56.4%)

1,381 (74.1%)

1,625 (74.2%)

1,623 (77.0%)

64,962 (67.3%)

Grouped diagnosing physician specialty

(N = 93,412)

(N = 73,082)

(N = 20,330)

(N = 1,678)

(N = 2,019)

(N = 1,943)

(N = 87,772)

 GP

45,975 (49.2%)

38,181 (52.2%)

7,794 (38.3%)

138 (8.2%)

385 (19.1%)

910 (46.8%)

44,542 (50.7%)

 Urologist

25,575 (27.4%)

14,631 (20.0%)

10,944 (53.8%)

66 (3.9%)

145 (7.2%)

145 (7.5%)

25,219 (28.7%)

 Gynaecologist

11,826 (12.7%)

11,798 (16.1%)

28 (0.1%)

2 (0.1%)

29 (1.4%)

256 (13.2%)

11,539 (13.1%)

 Pediatrician

3,519 (3.8%)

3,002 (4.1%)

517 (2.5%)

1,434 (85.5%)

1,402 (69.4%)

508 (26.1%)

175 (0.2%)

 Other

1,438 (1.5%)

1,169 (1.6%)

269 (1.3%)

12 (0.7%)

7 (0.3%)

25 (1.3%)

1,394 (1.6%)

 Multiple specialties

5,079 (5.4%)

4,301 (5.9%)

778 (3.8%)

26 (1.5%)

51 (2.5%)

99 (5.1%)

4,903 (5.6%)

Any antibacterial prescribed by diagnosing specialty?b

(N = 93,412)

(N = 73,082)

(N = 20,330)

(N = 1,678)

(N = 2,019)

(N = 1,943)

(N = 87,772)

 Yes

57,993 (62.1%)

48,165 (65.9%)

9,828 (48.3%)

1,210 (72.1%)

1,469 (72.8%)

1,438 (74.0%)

53,876 (61.4%)

  1. ain the quarter of a UTI diagnosis, by any physician
  2. bin the quarter of a UTI diagnosis, by a physician specialty diagnosing a UTI in the respective quarter
  3. UTI Urinary tract infection