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Table 4 Incidence of symptomatic UTI at 24 weeks by study arm

From: High dose versus low dose standardized cranberry proanthocyanidin extract for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infection in healthy women: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

 

Low dose group, 2 × 1 mg

PAC (n = 73)

High dose group, 2 × 18.5 mg

PAC (n = 72)

Incidence rate ratio (95% CI)

p value

Subjects reporting symptomatic UTI, episodes, n (%)

    

 0

34 (46.6)

41 (57.0)

  

 1

26 (35.6)

21 (29.2)

  

 2

8 (11.0)

7 (9.7)

  

 3

4 (5.5)

2 (2.8)

  

 4

0 (0.0)

1 (1.4)

  

 5

1 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

  

  ≥ 1

39 (53.4)

31 (43.1)

  

Total symptomatic UTIs, episodes

59

45

  

Follow-up, days (mean ± SD)

151 ± 43

154 ± 39

  

Total person-days

10,997

11,088

  

UTI, annualized incidence density (95% CI)a

1.96 (1.52–2.53)

1.48 (1.11–1.99)

0.76 (0.51–1.11)

0.16

UTI, age-adjusted annualized incidence density (95% CI)b

2.28 (1.74–2.98)

1.93 (1.36–2.72)

0.85 (0.57–1.26)

0.42

  1. aUTI = urinary tract infection
  2. bIncidence rate ratios and P values for the number of UTIs per woman-year of observation were determined from the generalized linear model with the Poisson distribution specified