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Table 2 Spearman’s correlations between patient characteristics and quality of life

From: Severity, not type, is the main predictor of decreased quality of life in elderly women with urinary incontinence: a population-based study as part of a randomized controlled trial in primary care

 

Age

Body mass index

SESa

Marital status

Education

Charlson indexb

EQ-5Dc

−0.17*

−0.20**

0.09

−0.11

0.08

−0.31**

IIQ d Physical activity

0.10

0.03

−0.16*

0.09

−0.20**

−0.05

IIQ Social relationships

0.05

0.14*

−0.09

0.15*

−0.16*

0.05

IIQ Travelling

−0.01

−0.03

−0.10

0.06

−0.12

−0.06

IIQ Emotional health

0.08

−0.03

−0.17*

0.11

−0.02

0.02

IIQ Total score

0.05

0.02

−0.15*

0.12

−0.11

−0.06

  1. * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
  2. a Socioeconomic Status (SES); Dependent on income, employment and educational level according to the postal code of the area the participants live in (Netherlands Institute for Social Research, 2006).
  3. b Charlson Index: weighted risk of mortality <1 year, dependent on co-morbidity.
  4. c Euroqol 5D (EQ-5D); range −0.33 to 1 with lower numbers indicating a greater decrease in quality of life.
  5. d Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ); range 0 to 100 with higher numbers indicating a greater decrease in quality of life.