However, syndecan-1 levels were significantly elevated at T1 compared with T0 in the control group (3.77 ± 3.15 versus 4.28 ± 3.30, P = 0.022), whereas the increase in syndecan-1 levels was not significant in the UTI group (3.98 ± 3.04 versus 4.24 ± 3.12, P = 0.160). Here, SDC1 is linked to bacterial urinary tract infection.