Oral-contraceptive use and bacteriuria in a community-based study

Evans, D.; Hennekens, C.H.; Miao, L.; Laughlin, L.W.; Chapman, W.G.; Rosner, B.; Taylor, J.O.; Kass, E.H.

New England Journal of Medicine 299(10): 536-537

1978


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-4793
PMID: 683209
DOI: 10.1056/nejm197809072991009
Document Number: 436076
The relationship between oral-contraceptive (OC) use and bacteriuria in a population-based cohort of 2390 women below age 50 was investigated. 5.6% of the 482 OC users and 4% of the 1908 nonusers were bacteriuric. The summary age-adjusted relative risk in users was 1.8 as compared with nonusers. After adjustment for possible confounding effects of age, parity, and weight, the users had a relative risk of 1.5.

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