Characteristic | Asked by gp | Not asked by gp | p value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | (%) | missing (n) | n | (%) | missing (n) |  |
Total | 137 | (100) | Â | 39 | (100) | Â | Â |
History | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
mean age in years (range) | 42 | (16–89) | 3 | 37 | (16–70) | 5 | 0.11 |
duration of symptoms > 1 day | 95 | (69) | 5 | 23 | (59) | 4 | 0.26 |
at least considerable frequency | 86 | (63) | 3 | 19 | (49) | 4 | 0.12 |
at least considerable pain | 66 | (48) | 3 | 11 | (28) | 4 | 0.03 |
any vaginal irritation | 57 | (42) | 3 | 15 | (38) | 5 | 0.72 |
at least 1 UTI ever diagnosed | 106 | (77) | 4 | 27 | (69) | 5 | 0.30 |
patient thinks she has a UTI | 122 | (89) | 3 | 23 | (59) | 5 | 0.00 |
Stick | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
nitrite positive | 47 | (34) | 1 | 12 | (31) | 1 | 0.68 |
blood ≥ 1+ | 85 | (62) | 1 | 27 | (69) | 0 | 0.41 |
leucocytes ≥ trace | 114 | (83) | 1 | 27 | (69) | 1 | 0.05 |
Culture | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
culture positive | 84 | (61) | 6 | 19 | (49) | 1 | 0.16 |