Table 2: Risk factors for hospital-acquired UTI in patients with acute stroke.

Variable

Hospital-Acquired UTI

χ2/t

p

Yes

No

Gender

   

0.00

1.000

Male

32 (50.0%)

32 (50.0%)

Female

32 (50.0%)

32 (50.0%)

Age

   

1.29

0.796

35-54

8 (53.3%)

7 (46.6%)

55 -64

7 (43.8%)

9 (56.2%)

65-74

20 (55.4%)

16 (44.6%)

75-95

28 (46.7%)

32 (53.3%)

Catheter placement

   

10.93

0.001

Yes

61 (54.0%)

1 (7.1%)

No

52 (46.0%)

13 (92.9%)

Stroke frequency

 

 

1.44

0.229

1

45 (45.9%)

53 (54.1%)

2-3

17 (58.6%)

12 (41.7%)

Coronary heart disease

 

 

0.03

0.852

Yes

21 (50.0%)

21 (50.0%)

No

42 (48.2%)

44 (51.8%)

Diabetes mellitus

 

 

3.81

0.041

Yes

22 (62.9%)

13 (31.1%)

No

40 (43.5%)

52 (56.5%)

COPD

   

 

0.03

 

0.859

Yes

7 (46.7%)

8 (53.8%)

No

56 (49.1%)

57 (50.9%)

Heart Failure

   

2.22

0.136

Yes

28 (57.4%)

20 (42.6%)

No

35 (48.8%)

45 (51.2%)

Cancer

   

0.00

1.000

Yes

2 (50.0%)

2 (50.0%)

No

62 (50.0%)

62 (50.0%)

Length of hospital stay

 

 

8.81

0.012

1-7

10 (31.1%)

22 (68.8%)

≥ 8

52 (54.7%)

43 (45.2%)

Duration of catheterization

   

2.28

0.022

Level of blood creatinine

   

1.12

0.289

< 104

49 (46.7%)

56 (53.3%)

≥ 104

13 (59.1%)

9 (40.9%)

Stroke subtype (Male)

   

 

3.94

 

0.047

Ischemic

22 (43.1%)

29 (56.9%)

Hemorrhagic

9 (75.0%)

3 (25.0%)

Stroke subtype (female)

 

 

0.21

0.885

Ischemic

23 (47.9%)

25 (52.1%)

Hemorrhagic

8 (50.0%)

8 (50.0%)

Stroke Severity (by NIHSS)

   

9.64

0.001

1-15

62 (68.8%)

28 (31.1%)

≥ 16

15 (39.4%)

23 (60.6%)