SynthesisEating and weight disorders : EWD2021
Association between body mass index and urinary tract infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort studies.
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- Risk factors for urinary tract infection in geriatric hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Incidence and risk factors of asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis.Endocrine · 2023Pooled it
- The influencing factors of infectious complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Urolithiasis · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of preoperative prophylactic antibiotic use on postoperative infection after percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with negative urine culture: a single-center randomized controlled trial.World journal of urology · 2023Trial
- Septic shock from urinary tract infection associated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor in a high-risk patient with heart failure: A case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- Maternal outcomes among women with intellectual disabilities in comparison with the general population (IDcare).AJOG global reports · 2025Article
- Profile of antimicrobial resistance of uropathogens in urinary tract infections: An analysis of 1117 hospitalized patients in Brazil.IJID regions · 2025Article
- Water intake, hydration, and weight management: the glass is half-full!Physiology & behavior · 2025Review
- Plant-based diets and urological health.Nature reviews. Urology · 2025Review
- Predictive Factors for Urinary Tract Infections in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Can the Total Body Water and Total Fat Mass Predict Kidney Stone Recurrence in Overweight and Obese Patients?Cureus · 2024Article
- Association between body mass index and urinary tract infections: A cross-sectional investigation of the PERSIAN Guilan cohort study.Obesity science & practice · 2024Article
- Body fat predicts urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients: a prospective cohort study.Journal of nephrology · 2024Article
- Predictive markers for infections after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in patients with kidney stone based on a large prospective cohort.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Characteristics of Nursing Homes with High Rates of Urinary Tract Infections among Their Residents with Obesity.Urologic nursingArticle
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveVery few studies have investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and risk of urinary tract infection (UTI), and conclusions from these available studies have been inconsistent. To resolve this inconsistency, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to precisely examine the association between BMI and UTI.
methodsThis meta-analysis was performed based on the PRISMA recommendations. PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar databases were searched for all published observational studies that reported the risk of UTI based on BMI categories up to March 2020.
resultsFourteen (n = 14) articles comprising 19 studies in different populations met our inclusion criteria. The overall analysis showed a significant increased risk of UTI in subjects affected by obesity vs. individuals without obesity (RR = 1.45; 95% CI: 1.28 - 1.63; I
conclusionThis systematic review and meta-analysis recognized a significant relationship between BMI and incidence of UTI in obese vs. non-obese subjects, as well as in females and in individuals below 60 years old.
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