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Published in final edited form as: Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2008 Mar 3;48(2):232–237. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.01.013

Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression analyses of women with and without urinary incontinence according to ethnicity

	EA women, n= 201				MA women, n = 220
	OR^a	95% CI	OR^b	95% CI	OR^a	95% CI	OR^b	95% CI
Factors associated with urinary incontinence
Age >75 (years)	4.2	1.4, 12.4	4.8	1.6, 14.6	2.3	0.6, 9.1	2.4	0.6, 9.6
Body mass index (kg/m²)	1.0	1.0, 1.1	1.0	1.0, 1.1	1.1	1.0, 1.2	1.1	1.0, 1.1
Fecal incontinence	0.9	0.3, 2.6	0.9	0.3, 2.5	4.0	1.1, 14.0	4.0	1.1, 14.8
Dependency in ADLs	1.8	0.9, 3.4	1.8	0.9, 3.4	1.4	1.1, 1.8	1.4	1.1, 1.9
Depressive symptoms (GDS)	1.1	1.0, 1.2	1.1	1.0, 1.2	1.1	1.0, 1.1	1.0	1.0, 1.1

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ADL, activities of daily living; GDS, geriatric depression scale

The reference group in each model is continent women of the same ethnicity.

Multivariable model adjusted for education (years), neighborhood (barrio, transitional, surburb), and income (≥$12,000 or >$12,000)