Research Article

A Nationwide Assessment of the Burden of Urinary Tract Infection among Renal Transplant Recipients

Table 1

Characteristics of study population (, weighted %), NIS 2009–2011 ( = 10,044; = 49,862).

MenWomen

Urinary tract infection173 (2.82)262 (6.59)
Donor type
 Deceased 3,650 (60.19)2,467 (62.53)
 Live 2,236 (36.44)1,351 (34.11)
 Missing204 (3.37)132 (3.35)
Age (years)
 18–34 820 (13.38)640 (16.23)
 35–49 1,829 (29.93)1,167 (29.42)
 50–64 2,390 (39.26)1,515 (38.37)
 65 or more1,051 (17.42)628 (15.98)
Race/ethnicity
 White 2,999 (49.32)1,864 (47.26)
 Black1,313 (21.59)936 (23.59)
 Hispanic887 (14.64)562 (14.31)
 Others455 (7.51)317 (8.20)
 Missing436 (6.93)271 (6.64)
Charlson-Deyo index
 Two or less2,993 (49.09)1,913 (48.63)
 Three or more 3,097 (50.91)2,037 (51.37)
Neighborhood income
 $1–$38,999 1,595 (26.04)1,132 (28.50)
 $39,000–$47,9991,475 (24.16)939 (23.81)
 $48,000–$62,9991,527 (25.25)952 (24.16)
 $63,000 or more1,351 (22.22)841 (21.34)
 Missing142 (2.34)86 (2.18)
Payer type
 Private including HMO 2,021 (33.03)1,253 (31.66)
 Medicare 3,589 (59.06)2,370 (60.02)
 Medicaid201 (3.36)154 (3.96)
 Others215 (3.46)129 (3.19)
 Missing64 (1.08)44 (1.16)
Teaching status
 Nonteaching172 (2.65)80 (1.94)
 Teaching 5,801 (95.46)3,799 (96.30)
 Missing117 (1.89)71 (1.76)
Geographic location
 Northeast 1,073 (17.99)621 (15.97)
 Midwest1,512 (23.86)1,000 (24.35)
 South2,250 (36.54)1,508 (37.75)
 West1,255 (21.61)821 (21.93)
Year
 20092,201 (35.81)1,411 (35.48)
 20101,944 (33.76)1,245 (33.37)
 20111,945 (30.43)1,294 (31.16)