Overactive bladder symptom severity, bother, help-seeking behavior, and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes: a path analysis

Table 1 Characteristics of diabetic patients with OAB (N = 127)

Variables	Mean ± SD or N (%)
Age (years)	63.16 ± 11.17
Race/ethnicity
Han	125 (98.43%)
Other	2 (1.57%)
Sex
Female	59 (46.46%)
Male	68 (53.54%)
Years of education	9.07 ± 4.63
Marital status
Married	107 (84.25%)
Single/divorced/widowed	20 (15.75%)
Living area
Urban	100 (78.74%)
Rural	27 (21.26%)
Income (RMB (USD)/month)
≤ 3000 (451)	86 (67.72%)
> 3000 (451)	41 (32.28%)
Body mass index (BMI)	25.59 ± 3.87
Urinary tract infection history^a
Yes	11 (8.66%)
No	116 (91.34%)
Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)^b	1.98 ± 1.16
Duration of diabetes (years)	10.31 ± 8.31
Receiving diabetes treatment
Yes	116 (91.34%)
No	11 (8.66%)
OAB severity
Serious	92 (72.44%)
Minor	35 (27.56%)
OAB bother	3.06 ± 1.59
Previous help-seeking behavior
Yes	28 (22.05%)
No	99 (77.95%)
Quality of life	72.76 ± 20.61

SD standard deviation, OAB overactive bladder, RMB Chinese Yuan
^aPatients who had a urinary tract infection at least 1 month before the survey
^bDiabetes was not included in the calculation of Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)

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