Publications by authors named "Esther Normand"
Article Synopsis
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in postmenopausal women and can lead to serious health and financial issues, but the specific risk factors in healthy women have not been fully explored.
- A case-control study was conducted involving women aged 55-75 to identify potential UTI risk factors by comparing those with UTIs (cases) to randomly selected controls.
- The study found that factors like being sexually active, having a history of UTIs, diabetes, and incontinence increased UTI risk, while the effect of oral estrogen on UTI risk was inconclusive; further research is needed in diverse populations.
Objective: To examine whether the presence of diabetes alters the risk of acute urinary tract infection (UTI) in postmenopausal women.
Research Design And Methods: A case-control study of the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound (GHC), a staff-model nonprofit health maintenance organization in Washington State, was conducted. Subjects were women aged 55-75 years who had been members of GHC for at least 1 year and who had had an acute symptomatic UTI within the preceding month.