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Table 6 Quality of life among participants with UI according to strata

From: Urinary incontinence among urban and rural community dwelling older women: prevalence, risk factors and quality of life

Domains of KHQ

Total N

Strata n (%)

P-Value

157

Urban 69 (43.9)

Rural 88 (56.1)

Part 1 n (%)

 General Health Perception

0.040*+

  Very Good

6

0

6 (6.8)

 

  Good

100

51 (73.9)

49 (55.7)

 

  Fair

46

16 (23.2)

30 (34.1)

 

  Poor

5

2 (2.9)

3 (3.4)

 

  Very Poor

0

0

0

 

 Incontinence Impact

0.204

  Not at All

6

5 (7.2)

1 (1.1)

 

  A Little

80

36 (52.2)

44 (50.0)

 

  Moderately

67

26 (37.8)

41 (46.6)

 

  A Lot

4

2 (2.9)

2 (2.8)

 

Part 2 (mean score ± s.d) (%)

 Role Limitation

38.7 ± 18.4

34.5 ± 17.9

42.0 ± 18.2

0.011*

 Physical Limitation

50.8 ± 22.4

46.9 ± 21.6

54.0 ± 22.6

0.048*

 Social Limitation

17.4 ± 22.6

12.1 ± 21.1

21.6 ± 22.9

0.008**

 Personal Relationship

4.1 ± 11.7

3.1 ± 8.2

4.9 ± 13.7

0.346

 Emotions

31.4 ± 27.5

25.3 ± 24.8

36.2 ± 28.6

0.013*

 Sleep

46.2 ± 27.1

38.9 ± 24.9

51.9 ± 27.5

0.003**

 Severity Measures

34.8 ± 21.7

32.4 ± 23.1

36.7 ± 20.6

0.212

Part 3 (mean score ± s.d)

 Overall Symptom Severity

8.6 ± 2.5

8.9 ± 2.6

8.3 ± 2.4

0.105

 Frequency

2.2 ± 0.7

2.2 ± 0.7

2.2 ± 0.7

0.766

 Nocturia

1.7 ± 1.5

1.8 ± 1.2

1.7 ± 1.2

0.699

 Urge Incontinence

1.0 ± 0.9

1.1 ± 1.0

0.9 ± 0.8

0.087

 Stress Incontinence

2.4 ± 0.6

2.3 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 0.6

0.500

 Nocturnal Enuresis

0.8 ± 0.9

0.9 ± 0.9

0.8 ± 0.8

0.210

 Post Voidal Dribbling

0.3 ± 0.7

0.4 ± 0.7

0.3 ± 0.7

0.433

 Intercourse Incontinence

0.1 ± 0.3

0.1 ± 0.3

0.1 ± 0.2

0.339

 Urinary Tract Infections

0.1 ± 0.2

0.1 ± 0.3

0.1 ± 0.2

0.473

 Bladder Pain

0.1 ± 0.2

0.1 ± 0.3

0.0 ± 0.1

0.011*

  1. * p < 0.05, **p < 0.01