Role of body mass index in school-aged children with lower urinary tract dysfunction: Does weight classification predict treatment outcome?

Nearly one-third of school-aged children presenting to our institution with LUT or BBD were overweight or obese when normalized for age and gender. Children with LUT dysfunction and elevated BMI are significantly less likely to experience treatment response.Table. Multivariate analysis. Relationship between specific patient characteristics and treatment outcome using logistic regression.VariableBeta (SE)OR95% CI for ORpIntercept−4.53 (1.57)--0.004Sex0.52 (0.54)1.680.58-4.850.33Age (years)0.05 (0.11)1.050.85-1.290.66BMI1.13 (0.52)3.091.11-8.640.03UTI1.33 (0.52)3.781.35-10.560.01Medical comorbidities−0.90 (0.63)0.410.12-1.390.15Psych comorbidities0.43 (0.56)1.530.51-4.560.45BMI = body mass index; UTI = urinary tract infection.