Table 2 Host characteristics in relation to molecular typing grouping in 99 patients with recurrent urinary tract infection (first episode)
Characteristic | Highly related PFGE pattern (n = 41) n (%) | Different molecular typing pattern (n = 58) n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 64 ± 24 | 59 ± 26 | 0.3061 |
Gender (male) | 18 (44) | 8 (14) | 0.0011 |
Anatomical/functional defect | 18 (44) | 21 (36) | 0.5320 |
Immune dysfunction | 16 (39) | 29 (50) | 0.3111 |
Both anatomical/functional defects and immune dysfunction | 6 (15) | 5 (9) | 0.5178 |
Neither anatomical/functional defect nor immune dysfunction | 13 (32) | 13 (22) | 0.3568 |