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. 2010 Nov 23;22(5):569–575. doi: 10.1007/s00192-010-1323-x

Table 5.

Risk factors on OAB symptoms after multivariate regression analysis

Frequency OR (95% CI) Urgency OR (95% CI) Urge incontinence OR (95% CI) Any OAB OR (95% CI)
Age (years)a 45–55 Ref Ref Ref
56–65 1.0 (0.8, 1.4) 0.9 (0.6, 1.1) 0.9 (0.7, 1.2)
66–75 1.4 (1.0, 2.0) 1.3 (0.9, 1.8) 1.3 (1.0, 1.8)
76–85 2.7 (1.5, 4.9) 2.2 (1.3, 3.8) 2.1 (1.2, 3.7)
Body mass index (kg/m2)b <20 0.7 (0.3, 1.6) 0.4 (0.2, 0.9) 0.7 (0.3, 1.5) 0.5 (0.3, 1.0)
20–25 Ref Ref Ref Ref
25–30 1.5 (1.1, 2.0) 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) 1.3 (1.0, 1.8) 1.3 (1.0, 1.6)
≥30 1.7 (1.2, 2.4) 2.2 (1.5, 3.1) 2.0 (1.4, 2.9) 2.2((1.5, 3.1)
Smoking
 Smoking in the pastc Yes 1.4 (1.1, 1.9)
No Ref
 Current smokingc Yes 1.7 (1.2, 2.3) 1.4 (1.0, 1.8)
No Ref Ref
Postmenopausal status Yes 1.3 (1.0, 1.8)
No Ref
Previous gynaecological surgery
 Prolapse surgeryd Yes 2.3 (1.4, 3.6)
No Ref
 Incontinence surgerye Yes 2.9 (1.5, 5.5) 4.3 (2.3, 8.2) 6.7 (2.8, 16.3)
No Ref Ref Ref
Prolapse symptomsf Yes 2.4 (1.6, 3.5) 2.2 (1.4, 3.3) 1.8 (1.2, 2.6) 2.3 (1.5, 3.5)
No Ref Ref Ref Ref
Variance explained by the modelg 5.8% 8.8% 6.6% 9.1%

OR odds rario, Ref reference

aData on 16 women are missing

bData on 33 women are missing

cData on 15 women are missing

dData on 13 women are missing

eData on 18 women are missing

fData on 24 women are missing

gNagelkerke R 2