Table 5.
Characteristics of reported adverse event casesa associated with Always adult incontinence products, by segment, August 1, 2014—December 31, 2022.
| Characteristic | Always Light Adult Incontinence (LAI) | Always Medium Adult Incontinence (MAI) | Always Heavy Adult Incontinence (HAI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 1,492 | N = 2,600 | N = 2,167 | ||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 1,460 | 97.9 | 2,536 | 97.5 | 2,084 | 96.2 |
| Male | 3 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.6 |
| Unknown | 29 | 1.9 | 52 | 2.0 | 70 | 3.2 |
| Age group | ||||||
| Child (<18 years) | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Adult (18–64 years) | 320 | 21.5 | 516 | 19.9 | 333 | 15.4 |
| Older Adults (65 years +) | 353 | 23.7 | 925 | 35.6 | 863 | 39.8 |
| Unknown | 818 | 54.8 | 1,155 | 44.4 | 964 | 44.5 |
| Region | ||||||
| Asia | 28 | 1.9 | 20 | 0.8 | 17 | 0.8 |
| EIMEAb | 377 | 25.3 | 303 | 11.7 | 173 | 8.0 |
| Latin America | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| North America | 1,087 | 72.9 | 2,277 | 87.6 | 1,976 | 91.2 |
| Quarter (Seasonality) | ||||||
| First (January—March) | 371 | 24.9 | 599 | 23.0 | 562 | 25.9 |
| Second (April—June) | 385 | 25.8 | 737 | 28.4 | 537 | 24.8 |
| Third (July—September) | 362 | 24.3 | 657 | 25.3 | 522 | 24.1 |
| Fourth (October—December) | 374 | 25.1 | 607 | 23.4 | 546 | 25.2 |
| Primary Reporting Sourcec | ||||||
| 523 | 35.1 | 693 | 26.7 | 453 | 20.9 | |
| Letter | 30 | 2.0 | 42 | 1.6 | 29 | 1.3 |
| Phone | 813 | 54.5 | 1,660 | 63.9 | 1,463 | 67.5 |
| Reviews | 40 | 2.7 | 98 | 3.8 | 103 | 4.8 |
| Social Media (company-sponsored) | 61 | 4.1 | 76 | 2.9 | 71 | 3.3 |
| Web Site (company-sponsored) | 10 | 0.7 | 23 | 0.9 | 43 | 2.0 |
| Unknown | 14 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Other | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
a
Cases may appear in more than one segment if the consumer reported multiple products across segments.
b
EIMEA includes Europe, India, the Middle East, and Africa.
c
The primary reporting source was provided when multiple sources were reported. Reviews = Report from ratings/reviews site. Other = Known report form, not fitting any other category listed.
Percentages may not add to 100.0 due to rounding.