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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical data

From: Improvement of quality of life, anxiety and depression after surgery in patients with stress urinary incontinence: Results of a longitudinal short-term follow-up

  

Surgery

(N = 32)

Pelvic floor training

(N = 21)

Total

(N = 53)

 

Age

mean (SD)

59.8 (9.2)

54.5 (9.0)

57.4 (9.4)

t = 1.96, p = 0.06

 

range

37 – 78

38 – 68

37 – 78

 

Marital status

unmarried/single

9.4%

0.0%

5.7%

χ2 = 3.69, p = 0.30

 

married/partnership

78.1%

90.5%

83.0%

 
 

divorced/separated

6.3%

0.0%

3.8%

 
 

widowed

6.3%

9.5%

7.5%

 

Education

primary school

40.6%

33.3%

37.7%

χ2 = 1.74, p = 0.63

 

completed apprenticeship

46.9%

61.9%

52.8%

 
 

A-level/university

12.5%

4.8%

9.4%

 

Occupational status

full time work

9.4%

9.5%

9.4%

χ2 = 7.18, p = 0.07

 

part time work

15.6%

38.1%

24.5%

 
 

housewife

15.6%

28.6%

20.8%

 
 

retired

59.4%

23.8%

45.3%

 

Years of urinary stress incontinence

mean (SD)

7.2 (7.8)

8.3 (8.8)

7.6 (8.2)

Z = -.0.63, p = 0.53

 

range

0.2 – 31.0

2.0 – 38.0

0.2 – 38.0

 

Number of births

mean (SD)

2.3 (1.2)

2.2 (1.1)

2.3 (1.1)

Z = -0.21, p = 0.83

 

0

3.1%

0.0%

1.9%

 
 

1

18.8%

19.0%

18.9%

 
 

2

46.9%

52.4%

49.1%

 
 

≥ 3

31.2%

28.6%

30.1%

 

Episiotomy

yes

40.6%

66.7%

50.9%

χ2 = 3.44, p = 0.06

 

no

59.4%

33.3%

49.1%

 

Caesarian section

yes

6.3%

0.0%

3.8%

χ2 = 1.36, p = 0.24

 

no

93.8%

100.0%

96.2%

 

Birth weight of the heaviest child

mean (SD)

3485 (468)

3620 (494)

3540 (479)

t = -0.99, p = 0.33

 

< 3000 g

10.0%

9.5%

9.8%

 
 

3000 – 3999

73.3%

61.9%

68.6%

 
 

≥ 4000

16.7%

28.6%

21.6%

 

Body Mass Index

mean (SD)

26.6 (4.2)

27.1 (5.9)

26.8 (5.0)

Z = -0.19, p = 0.85

 

range

19.5–39.4

20.8–47.0

19.5–47.0

 

Menopausal status

before menopause

9.4%

28.6%

17.0%

χ2 = 10.40, p = 0.01

 

in menopause

21.9%

47.6%

32.1%

 
 

after menopause

68.8%

23.8%

50.9%

 

Psycholog./psychiatric treatment

yes

15.6%

9.5%

13.2%

χ2 = 0.41, p = 0.52

 

no

84.4%

90.5%

86.8%

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