Table 2.

The total PGCMS scores for women (n = 319) with and without specific characteristics.

	Yes (n)	PGCMS Mean ± SD	No (n)	PGCMS Mean ± SD	p-value
Social factors
Living alone	276	11.5 ± 3.2	43	12.6 ± 3.0	0.048
In institutional care	113	10.8 ± 3.5	206	12.1 ± 2.9	0.001
Medical factors
Constipation	125	10.8 ± 3.2	194	12.2 ± 3.1	<0.001
Dementia	102	10.9 ± 3.2	217	12.0 ± 3.2	0.003
Depression	122	9.5 ± 3.2	197	13.0 ± 2.4	<0.001
Diabetes	49	11.9 ± 3.2	270	11.6 ± 3.2	0.538
Heart failure	105	11.1 ± 3.3	214	11.9 ± 3.1	0.028
Hip fractures	35	11.3 ± 3.4	284	11.7 ± 3.2	0.502
Indwelling catheter	6	8.2 ± 4.4	313	11.7 ± 3.2	0.007
Impaired hearing (n = 315)	54	11.1 ± 3.7	261	11.8 ± 3.1	0.182
Impaired vision (n = 318)	55	10.4 ± 3.0	263	11.9 ± 3.2	0.002
Malignancies	25	11.0 ± 3.5	294	11.7 ± 3.2	0.286
Rheumatic disease	35	11.4 ± 2.7	284	11.7 ± 3.3	0.576
Stroke in the preceding five years	30	9.7 ± 3.6	289	11.9 ± 3.1	<0.001
Urinary incontinence	98	11.2 ± 3.0	221	11.9 ± 3.3	0.066
Urinary tract infection - current	46	10.4 ± 3.6	273	11.9 ± 3.1	0.003
Functional factors
Eats independently (n = 318)	310	11.7 ± 3.2	8	9.1 ± 4.0	0.024
Goes outside independently (n = 316)	203	12.2 ± 3.0	113	10.7 ± 3.2	<0.001
Independent in toileting (n = 318)	265	12.0 ± 3.1	53	10.1 ± 3.5	<0.001
Transfers independently (n = 318)	277	11.8 ± 3.2	41	10.4 ± 3.4	0.008