Relationship between Obesity and UTI in Children Under 2 Years of Age Admitted with Fever
Childhood Kidney Diseases
;
: 58-63, 2018.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We observed an association between obesity and UTI in infants and pediatric patients, which we aimed to validate in this study.METHODS:
The medical records of 740 patients (≤24 months old) hospitalized with fever were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were subdivided into 2 groups, namely, the UTI and control (non UTI) groups. We analyzed the patient's height, weight. Obesity was defined as weight-for-length ≥95(th) percentile, and the association between obesity and UTI was evaluated.RESULTS:
Out of 740 patients, 253 and 487 patients were in the UTI group and the control group, respectively. A comparative analysis, based on 3 age groups (0–5 months, 6–11 months, and 12–24 months) showed higher proportion of obesity in the UTI group (26.4%) than in the control group (13.0%) in the 0–5 months group. After adjusting for age and gender in the 0–5 month group, the obesity group was 3.76 times likely to have an UTI (95% CI 1.419–9.98).CONCLUSION:
Obesity and UTI show strong association, especially in infants aged 0–5 months. Febrile obese infant patients (≤5 months old) visiting medical centers should be advised urine tests for potential UTI.
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Main subject:
Pediatrics
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Urinary Tract Infections
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Medical Records
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Retrospective Studies
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Fever
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Obesity
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
Childhood Kidney Diseases
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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