Research Article
Urinary Tract Infections and Preeclampsia among Pregnant Women Attending Two Hospitals in Mwanza City, Tanzania: A 1:2 Matched Case-Control Study
Table 2
Obstetric and clinical information of pregnant women enrolled.
| | Patient characteristics | Cases,
number (%) | Controls,
number (%) | All,
number (%) |
| | Parity | | | | | Nulliparous | 60 (45.8) | 115 (43.9) | 175 (44.5) | | Para 2-3 | 56 (42.8) | 112 (42.7) | 168 (42.8) | | ≥ Para 4 | 15 (11.4) | 35 (13.4) | 50 (12.7) |
| | Gestation age | | | | | trimester | 4 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.0) | | trimester | 127 (97.0) | 262 (100.0) | 389 (99.0) |
| | Symptoms of UTI | | | | | Symptomatic UTI | 11 (8.4) | 4 (1.5) | 15 (3.8) | | Asymptomatic | 120 (91.6) | 258 (98.5) | 378 (96.2 |
| | Significant bacteriuria | | | | | Positive | 66 (50.4) | 44 (16.8) | 110 (28.0) | | Negative | 65 (49.6) | 218 (83.2) | 283 (72.0) |
| | Blood pressure at booking | | | | | Mean SBP ± SD (mmHg) | 115.0 ± 11.5 | 105.9 ± 10.6 | 109.2 ± 11.7 | | Mean DBP ± SD (mmHg) | 71.3 ± 9.0 | 68.2 ± 7.6 | 69.4 ± 8.3 |
| | Current blood pressure | | | | | Mean SBP ± SD (mmHg) | 160.5 ± 16.2 | 116.0 ± 10.6 | 130.0 ± 24.5 | | Mean DBP ± SD (mmHg) | 104.6 ± 11.0 | 72.1 ± 9.3 | 83.0 ± 18.2 |
| | Preeclampsia severity | | | | | Non severe | 62 (47.3) | NA | 62 (47.3) | | Severe | 69 (52.7) | NA | 69 (52.7) |
| | HIV serostatus | | | | | Negative | 130 (99.2) | 259 (98.9) | 389 (99.0 | | Positive | 1 (0.8) | 3 (1.1) | 4 (1.0) |
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Dysuria, suprapubic pain, fever, or pyuria; SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, SD: standard deviation, and NA: not applicable. |
