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Table 2 Factors associated with bacteriuria, cut-off 25OHD1 < 25 nmol/L

From: Bacteriuria and vitamin D deficiency: a cross sectional study of 385 nursing home residents

 

Unadjusted odds ratio2 (95% CI; p-value)

Adjusted odds ratio3 (95% CI; p-value)

25OHD < 25 nmol/L

1.4 (0.89–2.1; p = 0.15)

1.4 (0.86–2.3; p = 0.18)

Age

1.0 (1.0–1.1; p = 0.10)

1.0 (1.0–1.1; p = 0.070)

Gender4

8.1 (4.0–16; p < 0.001)

7.5 (3.7–15; p < 0.001)

Dementia

1.9 (1.2–2.9; p = 0.0062)

1.9 (1.2–3.1; p = 0.012)

Diabetes mellitus

2.1 (1.2–3.8; p = 0.014)

2.3 (1.2–4.5; p = 0.014)

  1. 125-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD)
  2. 2N = 385 included in analysis
  3. 3N = 385 included in analysis. Adjusted logistic regressions with bacteriuria as the dependent variable and the following independent variables: 25OHD < 25 nmol/L, age, gender, dementia and diabetes mellitus
  4. 4Reference category: male
  5. Statistically significant findings are bold