Risk Factors for Postoperative Urinary Tract Infections in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty

Table 3

Independent risk factors for postop UTI as defined by multivariate logistic regression.

Variable	OR (95% CI)
Sex (female)	2.1 (1.6–2.7)
Diabetes
Non-insulin dependent	1.2 (0.9–1.7)
Insulin dependent	1.6 (0.9–2.5)
Smoker	1.0 (0.6–1.5)
Dyspnea	0.9 (0.6–1.4)
Functional status (dependent)	0.9 (0.5–1.6)
COPD	1.2 (0.7–2.0)
Hypertension	0.9 (0.7–1.2)
Steroid use	2.0 (1.2–3.2)
Bleeding disorder	1.3 (0.8–2.2)
Age
60–69	1.5 (1.0–2.1)
70–79	2.0 (1.4–2.9)
≥80	2.3 (1.5–3.6)
History of PCI/cardiac surgery	1.3 (0.9–1.8)
History of TIA/stroke	1.1 (0.7–1.7)
ASA classes 3–5	1.5 (1.2–1.9)
Preop Cr > 1.35	1.8 (1.3–2.6)
Preop INR > 2	0.6 (0.2–2.0)
Operation time > mean + 1 SD (130 mins.)	1.8 (1.3–2.4)
Anesthesia type
Spinal	0.9 (0.7–1.2)
Other	0.7 (0.4–1.3)

denotes significance.