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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Nov;201(5):510.e1–510.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.019

Table 2.

IIQ-7 scores among black and white women based on UI frequency (episodes per month) and amount of urine loss in the last 12 months (adjusted for education, BMI, self-reported health, alcohol use)

	IIQ-7 score		P
	Black Women	White Women	P

Incontinence Frequency Level^*
<1^†	13.5 ± 10.9 (n=9)	38.2 ± 8.0 (n=5)	0.07
1-4	26.2 ± 3.5 (n=93)	22.7 ± 2.1 (n=96)	0.36
5-24	33.1 ± 3.5 (n=91)	28.6 ± 2.0 (n=99)	0.23
25-90	38.3 ± 4.0 (n=73)	33.6 ± 2.0 (n=81)	0.28

Amount of incontinence^‡
Few drops	26.0 ± 3.4 (n=104)	22.7 ± 1.8 (n=149)	0.34
Wet underwear/pad	31.2 ± 2.9 (n=140)	30.1 ± 1.9 (n=111)	0.75
Soak outer clothes	50.3 ± 6.4 (n=27)	41.1 ± 3.2 (n=25)	0.19
Drip onto floor	38.6 ± 10.4 (n=9)	31.2 ± 6.1 (n=9)	0.54

Mean ± standard error reported

Information on frequency was provided by 547 women

^†

There were 14 women who reported leaking ≥12 times/year, but did not leak at least once a month because their leakage was episodic or seasonal.

^‡

Information on quantity was provided by 574 total women