Table 1 Clinical and baseline biochemical characteristics of the study group with urinary tract infection (UTI) and control group

 Men

14 (31 %)

7 (29 %)

NS

 Women

31 (69 %)

17 (71 %)

Age (years)

56 ± 10

50 ± 20

NS

[64 (39)]

[48.5 (33)]

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.3 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.3

NS

[1.2 (0.4)]

[1.0 (0.3)]

GFR (ml/min/1.73 m³)

73.1 ± 22

84.2 ± 26

NS

[72.6 (39.5)]

[91.9 (41.6)]

Leucocyte count (G/l)

12.8 ± 6.7

6.4 ± 2.1

<0.001

[11.9 (6.9)]

[5.6 (3.3)]

hsCRP (mg/L)

91.3 ± 86.5

3.5 ± 2.3

<0.001

[98.2 (132.5)]

[3.3 (2.5)]

Procalcitonin (ng/ml)

3.7 ± 15.3

0.06 ± 0.02

<0.001

[0.12 (1.15)]

[0.05 (0)]

IL −6 (pg/ml)

66.8 ± 81.6

3.1 ± 1.6

<0.001

[41.6 (92.3)]

[2.8 (2)]

Copeptin (pg/ml)

2821 ± 1072

224 ± 109

<0.001

[874 (1527)]

[209 (141)]