Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology / 2022 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Causing Urinary Tract Infections among Controlled and Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetic Patients at Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Cameroon Table 3 Clinical features of the study participants.
Clinical symptoms Nondiabetics 346 (%) Diabetics with balanced blood sugar levels 226 (%) Diabetics with unbalanced blood sugar 279 (%) χ 2 Confidence interval ( value) Asthenia No 346 (100) 223 (98.67) 272 (97.49) 8.43 0.07–0.12 (<0.001) Yes 0 (00) 3 (1.33) 7 (2.51) Vaginal itching No 345 (99.71) 220 (97.35) 276 (98.92) 6.62 0.09–0.18 (0.036) Yes 1 (0.29) 6 (2.65) 3 (1.08) Dysuria No 346 (100) 204 (90.27) 260 (93.19) 31.84 0.31–0.60 (<0.001) Yes 0 (00) 22 (9.73) 19 (6.82) Leukocyturia No 335 (97.10) 184 (81.42) 201 (72.04) 77.33 1.04–1.32 (<0.001) Yes 10 (2.90) 42 (18.58) 78 (27.96) Lack of appetite No 346 (100) 226 (100) 278 (99.64) 2.05 0.58–0.68 (0.358) Yes 0 (00) 0 (00) 1 (0.36) Diabetic wound No 346 (100) 174 (76.99) 211 (75.63) 92.94 1.00–1.24 (<0.001) Yes 0 (00) 52 (23.01) 68 (24.37) Polakiuria No 346 (100) 225 (99.56) 279 (100) 2.76 0.25–0.27 (0.250) Yes 0 (00) 1 (0.44) 0 (00) Polydipsia No 346 (100) 224 (99.12) 277 (99.53) 2.82 0.22–0.24 (0.243) Yes 0 (00) 2 (0.88) 2 (0.72) Polyphagia No 346 (100) 216 (95.58) 256 (91.76) 28.40 0.26–0.35 (<0.001) Yes 0 (00) 10 (4.42) 23 (8.24) Polyuria No 343 (99.13) 150 (66.37) 144 (51.61) 197.05 0.34–0.36 (<0.001) Yes 3 (0.87) 76 (33.63) 135 (48.39) Proteinuria No 301 (86.99) 149 (65.93) 196 (70.25) 40.44 0.41–0.53 (<0.001) Yes 45 (13.01) 77 (34.07) 83 (29.75)