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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of residents receiving at least one course of antibiotics for a suspected UTI

From: Asymptomatic bacteriuria, antibiotic use, and suspected urinary tract infections in four nursing homes

Resident characteristics, percent or mean (S.D.)

All residents with suspected UTI (N=151)**

Asymptomatic (N=71)**

One or more symptoms of UTI (N=80)**

Age

   

 Under 85

35%

37%

34%

 85+

56%

55%

56%

 Missing

9%

8%

10%

Female

82%

85%

80%

Race

   

 White

72%

70%

74%

 Others

7%

8%

5%

 Missing

21%

21%

21%

Activities of Daily Living Hierarchy (0–6)

2.0(1.2)

2.1(1.2)

1.9(1.2)

Cognitive Performance Scale (0–6)

2.0(0.6)

2.0(0.6)

2.0(0.6)

Any symptoms of depression

39%

48%

31%

Multiple courses of antibiotic for UTIs

26%

27%

25%

  1. *None of the differences between these two groups were statistically significant.
  2. **There were some differential in missing observations among the variables
  3. (April-Sept 2010)*.