title: The role of overweight and obesity in urinary tract infection in children.
abstract: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between overweight/obesity and UTI in children. A comparison was made, in terms of overweight and obesity, between 135 children with UTI (case group) and 135 healthy children (control group). UTI was diagnosed through urine culture. Dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scanning (DMSA) was also used to distinguish between lower UTI and acute pyelonephritis. Overweight and obesity were determined based on standard body mass index (BMI) curves. There were 12 (8.8%) overweight and 26 (19.2%) obese children in the case group. Four (3.0%) overweight and five (3.7%) obese children were found in the control group. There was a significant difference between the two groups regarding overweight and obesity frequencies. However, no such difference existed between children with cystitis and acute pyelonephritis. This study showed a significant relationship between overweight/obesity and UTI. Therefore, overweight and obesity may play a role in the pathogenesis of UTI in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Abolfazl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahyar
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Parviz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ayazi
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gholmohammadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Alireza
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Moshiri
authors.affiliation: Metabolic Diseases Research Centre, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oveisi
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Shiva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esmaeily
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012307:Risk Factors; D004113:Succimer; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D004113:Succimer