Table 3 Comparison of urological characteristics between the Cohort and the rest of the women in the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
HUSK minus the Cohort (N = 3400) | The Cohort (N = 1920) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Dysuria episodes last 12 months | 0.763 | ||||
No | 2761 | 81.2 | 1541 | 80.3 | |
1–2 times | 399 | 11.7 | 232 | 12.3 | |
3–5 times | 102 | 3.0 | 61 | 3.2 | |
> 5 times | 82 | 2.4 | 54 | 2.8 | |
Missing | 56 | 1.6 | 32 | 1.7 | |
Nocturia | 0.159 | ||||
None | 2445 | 71.9 | 1417 | 73.8 | |
1 time | 767 | 22.6 | 405 | 21.1 | |
2 times | 94 | 2.8 | 56 | 2.9 | |
> 2 times | 43 | 1.3 | 14 | 0.7 | |
Missing | 51 | 1.5 | 28 | 1.5 | |
Feeling of incomplete emptying | 274 | 8.1 | 152 | 7.9 | 0.742 |
Any urinary incontinence | 844 | 24.8 | 554 | 28.9 | 0.040 |
Frequency of incontinence | 0.070 | ||||
< 1/month | 252 | 29.9 | 204 | 36.8 | |
> 1/month | 305 | 36.1 | 187 | 33.8 | |
> 1/week | 186 | 22.0 | 105 | 19.0 | |
Everyday | 61 | 7.2 | 38 | 6.9 | |
Missing | 40 | 4.7 | 20 | 3.6 | |
Amount of leakage, distribution | 0.0149 | ||||
Drops | 509 | 60.3 | 360 | 65.0 | |
Small amounts | 291 | 34.5 | 163 | 29.4 | |
Large amounts | 15 | 1.8 | 10 | 1.8 | |
Missing | 29 | 3.4 | 21 | 3.8 | |
Incontinence Severity Index | 0.107 | ||||
Slight (1–2) | 447 | 53.0 | 325 | 61.4 | |
Moderate (3–6) | 305 | 36.2 | 177 | 31.9 | |
Severe/very severe (8–9 & 12) | 44 | 5.2 | 27 | 4.9 | |
Missing | 48 | 5.7 | 25 | 2.0 | |
Incontinence type distribution | |||||
Stress incontinence | 437 | 51.8 | 307 | 55.4 | |
Urge incontinence | 68 | 8.1 | 61 | 11.0 | |
Mixed incontinence | 268 | 31.8 | 146 | 26.4 | |
Could not be classified | 71 | 8.4 | 40 | 7.2 | |
Duration of urinary incontinence | 0.875 | ||||
0–5 years | 536 | 63.5 | 352 | 63.5 | |
5–10 years | 171 | 20.3 | 111 | 20.0 | |
> 10 years | 86 | 10.2 | 52 | 9.4 | |
Missing | 51 | 6.0 | 39 | 7.0 | |