Prevalence and risk factors of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic women

Mahnaz  Sayedalshohadai; Mahlagha Allami; Mohammad Ebrahim Khamseh; Fatemeh Hosseini; Afsaneh Kojaiibidgoli

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Prevalence and risk factors of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic women

Author(s):

Mahnaz Sayedalshohadai¹,

Mahlagha Allami¹,

Mohammad Ebrahim Khamseh²,

Fatemeh Hosseini³,

Afsaneh Kojaiibidgoli^1,*

1Dept. of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran university of Medical science and Health Services, Tehran, Iran

2School of Medicin, Iran University of Medical Sciencesand Health Services, Tehran, Iran

3Dept. of Statistics, School of Management and Medical Information, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 13, issue 3; e79596

Published online:Dec 19, 2009

Article type:Research Article

Received:Feb 16, 2009

Accepted:Jul 21, 2009

How to Cite:Mahnaz SayedalshohadaiMahlagha AllamiMohammad Ebrahim KhamsehFatemeh HosseiniAfsaneh KojaiibidgoliPrevalence and risk factors of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic women.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.13(3):e79596.

Abstract

Background: Diabetic patients are more susceptible to urinary tract infections (UTI) than non-diabetics .This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and risk factors of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic women in Tehran.

Methods: This cross sectional study was designed to examine 511 non-pregnant type 2 diabetic women using consecutive sampling during September and March 2007. Subjects were selected from attendance of an Endocrine and Metabolism Institute of Iran University of Medical Sciences. Subjects were allocated in two symptomatic and non- symptomatic groups. Participants with symptoms of UTI and one positive urine culture were put in symptomatic group and those without symptoms of UTI with two positive urine cultures were assigned as non-symptomatic group. Asymptomatic UTI group was defined by the presence of more than 105 colony-forming units(CFU) per milliliter of one or two microorganisms in a culture of clean-voided midstream urine. Different related risk factors for developing UTI were investigated.

Results: It was indicated that prevalence of symptomatic urinary tract infection was 6.2% and prevalence of asymptomatic urinary tract infection was 1.8%. In this study, age was the only variable among risk factors for UTI that showed significant association with urinary tract infection in diabetic women (p=0.049) There was no correlation between UTI and other risk factors.

Conclusion: This study showed that the prevalence of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic women was lower than the previous studies. Age is a risk factor for UTI in diabetic patients .

Keywords

Type 2 diabetes

urinary tract infection (UTI)

HbA1c

risk factors

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