Table 1. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients according to urinary incontinence status.
| Variables | Patients with UI (n = 118) |
Patients without UI (n = 103) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)* | 41.1 ± 12.1 | 37.0 ± 9.1 | 0.006 |
| Weight (kg)* | 118.7 ± 19.0 | 114.8 ± 17.5 | 0.121 |
| BMI* | 45.9 ± 7.6 | 44.0 ± 6.3 | 0.043 |
| Waist circumference* | 126.5 ± 13.1 | 122.8 ± 12.9 | 0.030 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio* | 0.93 ± 0.07 | 0.93 ± 0.19 | 0.704 |
| Fat mass* | 51.9 ± 3.5 | 51.5 ± 4.1 | 0.317 |
| Excess weight (kg)* | 53.8 ± 18.3 | 48.9 ± 16.0 | 0.041 |
| Basal metabolic rate* | 1583 ± 151 | 1565 ± 183 | 0.439 |
| Hypertension | 54/118 (45.8) | 38/102 (37.3) | 0.255 |
| Diabetes | 24/118 (20.3) | 14/103 (13.6) | 0.251 |
| Asthma | 11/118 (9.3) | 7/103 (6.8) | 0.661 |
| Dyslipidemia | 23/118 (19.5) | 22/103 (21.4) | 0.860 |
| Smoking history | 32/114 (28.1) | 19/102 (18.6) | 0.161 |
| Hysterectomy | 9/116 (7.8) | 4/101 (4.0) | 0.374 |
| Menopause | 23/116 (19.8) | 8/102 (7.8) | 0.020 |
| Sexual activity | 81/116 (69.8) | 81/101 (80.2) | 0.111 |
| Parity | |||
| 0 | 31/116 (26.7) | 39/103 (37.9) | 0.208 |
| 1–3 | 75 (64.7) | 57 (55.3) | |
| 4–7 | 10 (8.6) | 7(6.8) | |
| Mode of delivery | |||
| Vaginal | 30 (25.9) | 17 (16.5) | 0.088 |
| Cesarean section | 35 (30.2) | 36 (35.0) | |
| None | 31 (26.7) | 39 (37.9) | |
| Both | 20 (17.2) | 11 (10.7) | |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; UI, urinary incontinence.
Note: *Data presented as mean ± standard deviation; p-value calculated with the chi-squared test. All other data presented as number/total of patients (%); p-value calculated with the chi-squared test.