Table 1 Characteristics of the study population of female patients aged 55 years and older with urinary incontinence (N=225) N (%) or mean SD
Age (years) | 65.4 9.57 | |
|---|---|---|
Body mass index | 27.6 5.2 | |
Charlson index a | Value 0 - 1 | 193 (55.4) |
Value 2 - 3 | 30 (8.6) | |
Value 6 | 2 (0.6) | |
Education b | Low | 59 (26.2) |
Medium | 101 (44.9) | |
High | 64 (28.4) | |
Unknown | 1 (0.4) | |
Socioeconomic status score c | Low | 44 (19.6) |
Average | 167 (74.2) | |
High | 14 (6.2) | |
Marital status | No partner | 56 (24.9) |
Partner | 115 (51.1) | |
Unknown | 54 (24.0) | |
Self-reported type of urinary incontinence | Stress incontinence | 64 (28.4) |
Urgency incontinence | 40 (17.8) | |
Mixed incontinence | 114 (50.7) | |
Unknown | 7 (3.1) | |
Severity of urinary incontinence according to the Incontinence Severity Index | Slight | 59 (26.2) |
Moderate | 110 (48.9) | |
Severe | 43 (19.1) | |
Very severe | 8 (3.6) | |
Unknown | 5 (2.2) | |