Urinary incontinence in pregnant women and its impact on health-related quality of life

Table 4 The impact of urinary incontinence on health-related quality of life of pregnant women

Variables	Women with UI	Women without UI	p
SF-12v2
Physical component summary	44.4 ± 7.4	45.0 ± 7.7	0.215^a
Mental component summary	49.6 ± 8.1	51.5 ± 7.7	< 0.001^a
Physical functioning	44.1 ± 9.9	44.1 ± 9.8	0.462^a
Role-physical	43.1 ± 8.6	44.8 ± 8.9	0.001^a
Bodily pain	43.9 ± 8.0	44.9 ± 8.5	0.060^a
General health	49.3 ± 9.3	51.0 ± 8.7	< 0.001^a
Vitality	54.0 ± 8.5	55.1 ± 8.9	0.133^a
Social functioning	45.0 ± 9.6	46.4 ± 9.7	0.022^a
Role-emotional	42.4 ± 9.1	44.6 ± 9.0	< 0.001^a
Mental health	50.9 ± 7.4	52.3 ± 6.6	0.001^a
IIQ-7M (IQR)	4.8 (23.8)		< 0.001^b
Slight UI (0–5)	0 (9.5)
Moderate UI (6–12)	19.0 (28.6)
Severe UI (13–21)	16.7 (57.1)
UDI-6	23.0 ± 14.3		< 0.001^b
Slight UI (0–5)	18.8 ± 12.4
Moderate UI (6–12)	27.2 ± 13.9
Severe UI (13–21)	42.8 ± 17.8

SF-12v2 The 12-item Short Form Health Survey version 2, IIQ-7 Incontinence Impact Questionnaire short form, M median, IQR inter quartile range, UI urinary incontinence, UDI-6 Urogenital Distress Inventory short form
^aAdjusted for the following variables: age at first birth, education, pre-pregnancy body mass index, comorbidity (gestational diabetes mellitus)
^bAdjusted for the following variables: age at first birth, education, pre-pregnancy body mass index, comorbidity (gestational diabetes mellitus), UI type

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