The prevalence of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nader Salari, Mohammad Mahdi Karami, Shadi Bokaee, Maryam Chaleshgar, Shamarina Shohaimi, Hakimeh Akbari, Masoud Mohammadi

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Abstract

Background: Urinary tract infection is the most common infection in type 2 diabetic patients. Various studies have reported different outbreaks of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic patients. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic patients during a systematic review and meta-analysis in order to develop interventions to reduce the incidence of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: In this study, systematic review and meta-analysis of study data related to the prevalence of urinary tract infection in type 2 diabetic patients were conducted using keywords including type 2 diabetes, urinary tract infection, diabetes, prevalence, meta-analysis and their English equivalents in SID, MagIran, IranMedex, IranDoc, Google Scholar, Cochrane, Embase, Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science (WoS) databases from 1993 to 2020. In order to perform the analysis of qualified studies, the model of random-effects was used, and the inconsistency of studies with the I2 index was investigated. Data analysis was performed with Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (Version 2). Results: Based on a total of 15 studies with a sample size of 827,948 in meta-analysis, the overall prevalence of urinary tract infection in patients with type 2 diabetes was 11.5% (95% confidence interval: 7.8–16.7%). The prevalence of urinary tract infections in diabetic Iranian patients increased with increasing number of years of research, (p < 0.05), and with increasing age of participants (p < 0.05), but however the prevalence decreased with increasing sample size (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This study shows that urinary tract infections are highly prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, due to the growing prevalence of diabetes and its complications such as urinary tract infections, the need for appropriate screening programs and health care policies is becoming more apparent.

Original languageEnglish
Article number20
Number of pages13
JournalEuropean Journal of Medical Research
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Feb 2022

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We hereby express our gratitude and appreciation to the Student Research Committee of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences.

Keywords

  • Diabetes
  • Meta-analysis
  • Prevalence
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Urinary tract infection

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine(all)

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