Table 2 The total PGCMS scores for women (n = 319) with and without specific characteristics.

Social factors

Living alone

276

11.5 ± 3.2

43

12.6 ± 3.0

0.048

In institutional care

113

10.8 ± 3.5

206

12.1 ± 2.9

0.001

Medical factors

Constipation

125

10.8 ± 3.2

194

12.2 ± 3.1

<0.001

Dementia

102

10.9 ± 3.2

217

12.0 ± 3.2

0.003

Depression

122

9.5 ± 3.2

197

13.0 ± 2.4

<0.001

Diabetes

49

11.9 ± 3.2

270

11.6 ± 3.2

0.538

Heart failure

105

11.1 ± 3.3

214

11.9 ± 3.1

0.028

Hip fractures

35

11.3 ± 3.4

284

11.7 ± 3.2

0.502

Indwelling catheter

6

8.2 ± 4.4

313

11.7 ± 3.2

0.007

Impaired hearing (n = 315)

54

11.1 ± 3.7

261

11.8 ± 3.1

0.182

Impaired vision (n = 318)

55

10.4 ± 3.0

263

11.9 ± 3.2

0.002

Malignancies

25

11.0 ± 3.5

294

11.7 ± 3.2

0.286

Rheumatic disease

35

11.4 ± 2.7

284

11.7 ± 3.3

0.576

Stroke in the preceding five years

30

9.7 ± 3.6

289

11.9 ± 3.1

<0.001

Urinary incontinence

98

11.2 ± 3.0

221

11.9 ± 3.3

0.066

Urinary tract infection - current

46

10.4 ± 3.6

273

11.9 ± 3.1

0.003

Functional factors

Eats independently (n = 318)

310

11.7 ± 3.2

8

9.1 ± 4.0

0.024

Goes outside independently (n = 316)

203

12.2 ± 3.0

113

10.7 ± 3.2

<0.001

Independent in toileting (n = 318)

265

12.0 ± 3.1

53

10.1 ± 3.5

<0.001

Transfers independently (n = 318)

277

11.8 ± 3.2

41

10.4 ± 3.4

0.008