Table 1 Comparison between patients with appropriately-managed and inappropriately-managed ABUa
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Appropriately- managed ABU | Inappropriately- managed ABU | OR | P value | aOR | P value |
(n = 149) | (n = 70) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | |||
Age (year) (median, IQR) | 69 (57–77) | 73 (69–80) | 0.014 | 1.03 (1.00-1.06) | 0.040 | |
Body temperature ≥37.8 °C | 17 (11.4) | 2 (2.9) | 0.23 (0.05-1.02) | 0.036 | 0.34 (0.06-2.07) | 0.243 |
Female gender | 100 (67.1) | 61 (87.1) | 3.32 (1.52-7.24) | 0.002 | 3.38 (1.19-9.66) | 0.023 |
Admission to surgical departmentb | 51 (34.2) | 25 (35.7) | 1.07 (0.59-1.94) | 0.829 | ||
Urinary catheterization | 73 (49.0) | 40 (57.1) | 1.39 (0.78-2.46) | 0.260 | ||
Stay in ICU | 11 (7.4) | 6 (8.6) | 1.18 (0.42-3.32) | 0.759 | ||
Underlying diseases | ||||||
Diabetes mellitus | 54 (36.2) | 27 (38.6) | 1.11 (0.62-1.98) | 0.739 | ||
Chronic kidney disease | 17 (11.4) | 2 (2.9) | 0.23 (0.05-1.02) | 0.036 | 0.23 (0.04-1.26) | 0.090 |
Spinal cord injury | 6 (4.0) | 5 (7.1) | 1.83 (0.54-6.23) | 0.325 | ||
Cancer | 23 (15.4) | 9 (12.9) | 0.81 (0.78-2.46) | 0.614 | ||
Leukocytosis (WBC >104/mm3) | 36 (24.2) | 24 (34.8) | 1.67 (0.90-3.12) | 0.102 | ||
Elevated CRP (>0.5 mg/dL) | 100 (67.1) | 40 (57.1) | 1.00 (0.47-2.15) | 1.0 | ||
Urinalysis | ||||||
Pyuria | 105 (70.5) | 65 (92.9) | 5.45 (2.05-14.45) | <0.001 | 4.07 (1.30-12.71) | 0.016 |
Hematuria | 44 (29.5) | 37 (52.9) | 2.68 (1.49-4.81) | 0.001 | 4.48 (2.09-9.58) | <0.001 |
Bacteriuria | 118 (79.2) | 66 (94.3) | 4.34 (1.47-12.82) | 0.004 | 2.39 (0.63-9.10) | 0.200 |
Nitrite positivity | 51 (34.2) | 52 (74.3) | 5.55 (2.95-10.46) | <0.001 | 2.21 (1.01-4.85) | 0.048 |
Urine culture | ||||||
Gram negative bacteria | 85 (57.0) | 63 (90.0) | 6.78 (2.91-15.78) | <0.001 | 2.06 (0.66-6.39) | 0.213 |