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Table 1 Patient characteristics: asked to delay vs not asked to delay

From: Women with symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infection are often willing to delay antibiotic treatment: a prospective cohort study

Characteristic

Asked by gp

Not asked by gp

p value

 

n

(%)

missing (n)

n

(%)

missing (n)

 

Total

137

(100)

 

39

(100)

  

History

       

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

       

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

       

culture positive

84

(61)

6

19

(49)

1

0.16

  1. Of the 176 included patients, 137 were asked by their GP to delay antibiotic treatment and 39 were not. Women who reported at least considerable pain and women who thought they had a UTI were more likely to be asked to delay antibiotic treatment.