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Table 2 Characteristics of incident UTI cases from 2016 to 2019 by sex and age groupa based on all incident 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 = 38,099)

Female (N = 29,483)

Male (N = 8,616)

0–5 years (N = 904)

6–13 years (N = 1,122)

14–17 years (N = 1,019)

 >  = 18 years

(N = 35,054)

Age group in years

(N = 38,099)

(N = 29,483)

(N = 8,616)

(N = 904)

(N = 1,122)

(N = 1,019)

(N = 35,054)

 0–5

904 (2.4%)

715 (2.4%)

189 (2.2%)

904 (100%)

   

 6–13

1,122 (2.9%)

949 (3.2%)

173 (2.0%)

 

1,122 (100%)

  

 14–17

1,019 (2.7%)

925 (3.1%)

94 (1.1%)

  

1,019 (100%)

 

 18–24

3,888 (10.2%)

3,428 (11.6%)

460 (5.3%)

   

3,888 (11.1%)

 25–34

5,506 (14.5%)

4,645 (15.8%)

861 (10.0%)

   

5,506 (15.7%)

 35–44

4,121 (10.8%)

3,306 (11.2%)

815 (9.5%)

   

4,121 (11.8%)

 45–54

4,288 (11.3%)

3,213 (10.9%)

1,075 (12.5%)

   

4,288 (12.2%)

 55–64

4,258 (11.2%)

3,062 (10.4%)

1,196 (13.9%)

   

4,258 (12.1%)

 65–74

4,424 (11.6%)

3,053 (10.4%)

1,371 (15.9%)

   

4,424 (12.6%)

 75–84

5,858 (15.4%)

4,108 (13.9%)

1,750 (20.3%)

   

5,858 (16.7%)

 85–94

2,481 (6.5%)

1,893 (6.4%)

588 (6.8%)

   

2,481 (7.1%)

 95 + 

230 (0.6%)

186 (0.6%)

44 (0.5%)

   

230 (0.7%)

Diagnoses

(N = 38,099)

(N = 29,483)

(N = 8,616)

(N = 904)

(N = 1,122)

(N = 1,019)

(N = 35,054)

 N39.0

24,631 (64.6%)

18,737 (63.6%)

5,894 (68.4%)

760 (84.1%)

902 (80.4%)

693 (68.0%)

22,276 (63.5%)

 N30.0

5,511 (14.5%)

4,158 (14.1%)

1,353 (15.7%)

42 (4.6%)

59 (5.3%)

101 (9.9%)

5,309 (15.1%)

 N30.9

5,171 (13.6%)

4,351 (14.8%)

820 (9.5%)

65 (7.2%)

106 (9.4%)

148 (14.5%)

4,852 (13.8%)

 N10

361 (0.9%)

292 (1.0%)

69 (0.8%)

10 (1.1%)

10 (0.9%)

4 (0.4%)

337 (1.0%)

 Multiple diagnoses

2,425 (6.4%)

1,945 (6.6%)

480 (5.6%)

27 (3.0%)

45 (4.0%)

73 (7.2%)

2,280 (6.5%)

Any antibacterial prescribed?b

(N = 38,099)

(N = 29,483)

(N = 8,616)

(N = 904)

(N = 1,122)

(N = 1,019)

(N = 35,054)

 Yes

29,476 (77.4%)

23,492 (79.7%)

5,984 (69.5%)

719 (79.5%)

881 (78.5%)

817 (80.2%)

27,059 (77.2%)

Grouped diagnosing physician specialty

(N = 34,038)

(N = 26,314)

(N = 7,724)

(N = 804)

(N = 1,023)

(N = 934)

(N = 31,277)

 GP

18,925 (55.6%)

15,098 (57.4%)

3,827 (49.5%)

74 (9.2%)

174 (17.0%)

448 (48.0%)

18,229 (58.3%)

 Urologist

6,573 (19.3%)

3,367 (12.8%)

3,206 (41.5%)

29 (3.6%)

77 (7.5%)

62 (6.6%)

6,405 (20.5%)

 Gynaecologist

4,864 (14.3%)

4,852 (18.4%)

12 (0.2%)

 

16 (1.6%)

116 (12.4%)

4,732 (15.1%)

 Paediatrician

1,739 (5.1%)

1,466 (5.6%)

273 (3.5%)

685 (85.2%)

727 (71.1%)

257 (27.5%)

70 (0.2%)

 Other

453 (1.3%)

342 (1.3%)

111 (1.4%)

5 (0.6%)

3 (0.3%)

7 (0.7%)

438 (1.4%)

 Multiple specialties

1,484 (4.4%)

1,189 (4.5%)

295 (3.8%)

11 (1.4%)

26 (2.5%)

44 (4.7%)

1,403 (4.5%)

Any antibacterial prescribed by diagnosing specialty?c

(N = 34,038)

(N = 26,314)

(N = 7,724)

(N = 804)

(N = 1,023)

(N = 934)

(N = 31,277)

 Yes

24,862 (73.0%)

20,015 (76.1%)

4,847 (62.8%)

636 (79.1%)

797 (77.9%)

734 (78.6%)

22,695 (72.6%)

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  2. bin the quarter of a UTI diagnosis, by any physician
  3. cin the quarter of a UTI diagnosis, by a physician specialty diagnosing a UTI in the respective quarter
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