Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample based on the different symptoms
Study sample | Difficulty emptying the bladder | Frequent urination | Nocturia | Stress incontinence | Urge incontinence | Incontinence without stress/urge | Over all incontinencea | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Study sample | ||||||||||||||||
Over all | 22,297 | (100) | 1676 | (7.5) | 1467 | (6.6) | 3794 | (17.0) | 135 | (0.6) | 730 | (3.3) | 219 | (1.0) | 921 | (4.1) |
Age | ||||||||||||||||
< 40 | 5303 | (23.8) | 166 | (3.1) | 201 | (3.8) | 350 | (6.6) | 11 | (0.2) | 45 | (0.8) | 23 | (0.4) | 71 | (1.3) |
40–59 | 8867 | (39.8) | 497 | (5.6) | 458 | (5.2) | 1309 | (14.8) | 41 | (0.5) | 186 | (2.1) | 47 | (0.5) | 239 | (2.7) |
60–79 | 7528 | (33.8) | 920 | (12.2) | 732 | (9.7) | 1928 | (25.6) | 66 | (0.9) | 444 | (5.9) | 126 | (1.7) | 539 | (7.2) |
> 80 | 599 | (2.7) | 93 | (15.5) | 76 | (12.7) | 207 | (34.6) | 17 | (2.8) | 55 | (9.2) | 23 | (3.8) | 72 | (12.0) |
Social network | ||||||||||||||||
Available social network | 19,650 | (88.1) | 1394 | (83.2) | 1180 | (80.4) | 3148 | (83.0) | 100 | (74.1) | 594 | (81.4) | 174 | (79.5) | 747 | (81.1) |
Professional relationsb | ||||||||||||||||
General practitioner | 643 | (38.4) | 559 | (38.1) | 1095 | (28.9) | 62 | (45.9) | 251 | (34.4) | 82 | (37.4) | 320 | (34.7) | ||
Another doctor | 489 | (29.2) | 425 | (29.0) | 803 | (21.2) | 50 | (37.0) | 185 | (25.3) | 79 | (36.1) | 249 | (27.0) | ||
Physioterapist/chiropractor | 18 | (1.1) | 19 | (1.3) | 21 | (0.6) | < 5 | 5 | (0.7) | 5 | (2.3) | 11 | (1.2) | |||
Home carer/nurse | 17 | (1.0) | 13 | (0.9) | 26 | (0.7) | < 5 | 8 | (1.1) | 9 | (4.1) | 18 | (2.0) | |||
Pharmacy staff | 11 | (0.7) | 11 | (0.7) | 20 | (0.5) | < 5 | 5 | (0.7) | < 5 | 7 | (0.8) | ||||
Alternative therapist | 21 | (1.3) | 17 | (1.2) | 43 | (1.1) | < 5 | 8 | (1.1) | < 5 | 10 | (1.1) | ||||
Other | 92 | (5.5) | 76 | (5.2) | 222 | (5.9) | 7 | (5.2) | 37 | (5.1) | 18 | (8.2) | 50 | (5.4) | ||
None | 850 | (50.7) | 741 | (50.5) | 2294 | (60.5) | 59 | (43.7) | 404 | (55.3) | 99 | (45.2) | 498 | (54.1) | ||
Personal relationsb | ||||||||||||||||
Spouse/partner | 979 | (58.4) | 902 | (61.5) | 2563 | (67.6) | 76 | (56.3) | 473 | (64.8) | 122 | (55.7) | 574 | (62.3) | ||
Children | 131 | (7.8) | 165 | (11.2) | 388 | (10.2) | 23 | (17.0) | 82 | (11.2) | 26 | (11.9) | 100 | (10.9) | ||
Parents | 38 | (2.3) | 55 | (3.7) | 115 | (3.0) | < 5 | 17 | (2.3) | 10 | (4.6) | 26 | (2.8) | |||
Colleague/classmate | 56 | (3.3) | 54 | (3.7) | 177 | (4.7) | 6 | (4.4) | 14 | (1.9) | < 5 | 20 | (2.2) | |||
Friend | 149 | (8.9) | 156 | (10.6) | 430 | (11.3) | 14 | (10.4) | 78 | (10.7) | 14 | (6.4) | 94 | (10.2) | ||
Neighbour | 28 | (1.7) | 37 | (2.5) | 86 | (2.3) | 6 | (4.4) | 14 | (1.9) | < 5 | 18 | (2.0) | |||
Other | 34 | (2.0) | 26 | (1.8) | 69 | (1.8) | < 5 | 21 | (2.9) | 8 | (3.7) | 28 | (3.0) | |||
None | 596 | (35.6) | 438 | (29.9) | 966 | (25.5) | 44 | (32.6) | 197 | (27.0) | 74 | (33.8) | 267 | (29.0) | ||
No relation | ||||||||||||||||
Nonec | 458 | (27.3) | 327 | (22.3) | 807 | (21.3) | 34 | (25.2) | 157 | (21.5) | 55 | (25.1) | 208 | (22.6) | ||