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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2010;16(5):284–289. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e3181ee6864

Table 3. Variables associated with prevalence of any urinary incontinence and stress and urge subtypes.

Characteristic Prevalence of any UI Prevalence of SUI Prevalence of UUI
Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI
Age in decades (y) 1.6 1.2, 2.2 1.8 1.3, 2.5 1.7 1.2, 2.5
Race / ethnicity
 White Referent Referent
 African American 0.9 0.6, 1.3 1.1 0.7, 1.6
 Latina 2.1 1.3, 3.3 1.9 1.2, 2.9
 Asian 1.2 0.6, 2.1 1.3 0.7, 2.5
 Other 0.9 0.4, 1.8 0.7 0.3, 1.5
Education
 High school or less 2.4 1.5, 3.8
 Some college 1.9 1.3, 2.9
 College degree or more Referent
Parity
 Nulliparous Referent Referent
 Parous 1.7 1.2, 2.4 1.9 1.4, 2.7
SF-36 PCS (per 5-point increase) 0.85 0.79, 0.92 0.88 0.81, 0.95 0.80 0.74, 0.87
SF-36 MCS (per 5-point increase) 0.87 0.83, 0.95 0.86 0.80, 0.91 0.87 0.81, 0.93

SF, short form; PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary. Model adjusted for variables listed in the table.