Median age in years (IQR) | | 211 | 39 (27–54) | 245 | 50 (31– 63) | 205 | 45 (30–61) | 133 | 45 (34–62) | 794 | 45 (30–61) |
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GP symptom severity score, mean (SD) | Urgency | 204 | 3.6 (1.9) | 239 | 3.7 (1.6) | 205 | 2.9 (1.6) | 133 | 3.2 (1.8) | 781 | 3.4 (1.7) |
Daytime frequency | 203 | 3.8 (1.7) | 239 | 3.6 (1.4) | 205 | 3.1 (1.48) | 133 | 3.4 (1.58) | 780 | 3.5 (2.45) |
Night-time frequency | 202 | 3.0 (2.0) | 239 | 2.9 (1.8) | 205 | 2.1 (1.6) | 132 | 2.5 (1.9) | 778 | 2.7 (1.9) |
Mean scorea | 202 | 10.5 (4.6) | 239 | 10.1 (4.0) | 205 | 8.1 (3.7) | 132 | 9.1 (4.2) | 778 | 9.5 (4.2) |
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Paid employment, % | Yes | 132 | 62.6 | 147 | 60.2 | 88 | 42.9 | 84 | 63.2 | 451 | 56.9 |
No | 79 | 37.4 | 97 | 39.8 | 117 | 57.1 | 49 | 36.8 | 342 | 43.1 |
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Of those who work, number of days taken off work due to this illness, % | 0 days | 114 | 90.5 | 107 | 78.7 | 72 | 84.7 | 77 | 96.3 | 370 | 86.7 |
≥1 days | 12 | 9.5 | 29 | 21.3 | 13 | 15.3 | 3 | 3.8 | 57 | 13.3 |
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Median number of days with symptoms before consulting (IQR) | | 210 | 3 (2–7) | 240 | 4 (2–6) | 204 | 2.5 (1–5) | 131 | 5 (3–10) | 785 | 3 (2–7) |
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Mean temperature at baseline in °C (SD) | | 204 | 36.6 (0.5) | 239 | 36.7 (0.5) | 205 | 36.2 (0.4) | 122 | 36.7 (0.5) | 770 | 36.5 (0.5) |
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Managing their UTI with cranberry juice,b % | Yes | 61 | 46.6 | 81 | 45.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 40 | 38.1 | 184 | 32.5 |
No | 70 | 53.4 | 96 | 54.2 | 153 | 98.7 | 65 | 61.9 | 384 | 67.5 |