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Table 2 Symptom severity across days

From: Management of urinary tract infections: what do doctors recommend and patients do? An observational study in German primary care

Symptom / impairmenta

Day; m (SD)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Urgency

 ABb

3.5 (1.0)

2.7 (1.0)

2.3 (0.9)

1.9 (0.9)

1.7 (0.8)

1.7 (0.9)

1.6 (0.8)

 Non-ABc

3.2 (1.2)

2.2 (1.0)

2.1 (1.0)

1.8 (0.8)

1.7 (0.7)

1.6 (0.8)

1.5 (0.8)

Dysuria

 AB

3.0 (1.3)

2.3 (1.2)

1.8 (0.9)

1.5 (0.7)

1.3 (0.6)

1.4 (0.8)

1.3 (0.6)

 Non-AB

2.4 (1.3)

1.9 (0.8)

1.6 (0.7)

1.5 (0.7)

1.4 (0.7)

1.4 (0.8)

1.4 (0.6)

Frequency

 AB

3.5 (1.0)

2.6 (1.0)

2.1 (0.9)

1.8 (0.9)

1.6 (0.9)

1.6 (0.8)

1.4 (0.7)

 Non-AB

3.1 (1.2)

2.2 (0.9)

2.0 (1.0)

1.7 (0.8)

1.5 (0.7)

1.5 (0.7)

1.6 (0.7)

Lower abdominal pain

 AB

2.4 (1.1)

2.0 (1.0)

1.6 (0.6)

1.5 (0.7)

1.3 (0.6)

1.3 (0.6)

1.2 (0.5)

 VNon-AB

2.7 (1.2)

2.1 (1.1)

1.9 (0.9)

1.6 (0.8)

1.6 (0.7)

1.5 (0.9)

1.4 (0.7)

Impairment due to urgency

 AB

3.0 (1.1)

2.3 (1.0)

2.0 (1.0)

1.6 (0.8)

1.5 (0.7)

1.4 (0.7)

1.4 (0.7)

 Non-AB

2.8 (1.2)

2.0 (1.1)

1.7 (0.8)

1.5 (0.7)

1.4 (0.7)

1.5 (0.7)

1.3 (0.6)

Impairment due to dysuria

 AB

2.8 (1.3)

2.2 (1.1)

1.7 (0.8)

1.4 (0.6)

1.3 (0.6)

1.3 (0.7)

1.3 (0.6)

 Non-AB

2.3 (1.2)

1.7 (0.9)

1.5 (0.7)

1.4 (0.7)

1.4 (0.7)

1.4 (0.8)

1.3 (0.6)

Impairment due to frequency

 AB

3.1 (1.2)

2.3 (1.0)

1.8 (0.9)

1.6 (0.8)

1.4 (0.7)

1.4 (0.7)

1.3 (0.7)

 Non-AB

2.7 (1.2)

2.0 (0.9)

1.7 (0.8)

1.5 (0.7)

1.4 (0.6)

1.5 (0.8)

1.5 (0.7)

Impairment due to pain

 AB

2.3 (1.1)

1.9 (1.0)

1.6 (0.7)

1.4 (0.7)

1.2 (0.6)

1.2 (0.6)

1.2 (0.4)

 Non-AB

2.5 (1.2)

2.0 (1.0)

1.6 (0.7)

1.5 (0.7)

1.5 (0.7)

1.5 (0.8)

1.4 (0.7)

Total score

 AB

3.0 (0.8)

2.3 (0.8)

1.9 (0.7)

1.6 (0.6)

1.4 (0.6)

1.4 (0.6)

1.3 (0.5)

 Non-AB

2.7 (0.9)

2.0 (0.8)

1.7 (0.6)

1.6 (0.6)

1.5 (0.6)

1.5 (0.7)

1.4 (0.6)

  1. aSymptom severity was assessed from 1 (no symptoms at all) to 5 (very strong symptoms) and impairment of activity by these symptoms from 1 (no impairment at all) to 5 (very strong impairment)
  2. bWomen taking antibiotic drugs
  3. cWomen not taking antibiotic drugs
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