Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Those Who Wore Absorbent Products for FI and Those Who Did Not
| Percentage of Respondents (unless otherwise noted) | Users of Absorbent Products | Non-Users of Absorbent Products | P-value |
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| Age (mean (sd)) years | 61 (13) | 55 (14) | .003 |
| Elderly (> 65 years) | 44 | 26 | .009 |
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| Sex | |||
| Female | 88% | 67% | |
| Male | 12% | 33% | .001 |
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| Race | .86 | ||
| White | 92.2 | 91.9 | |
| Black | 57.1 | 3.5 | |
| American Indian | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Asian | 1.0 | 1.2 | |
| More than 1 race | 2.9 | 2.3 | |
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| Hispanic Ethnicity | 0 | 3 | .11 |
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| Marital Status | |||
| Always single | 5.8 | 12.6 | |
| Married | 68.6 | 62.1 | |
| Partnered | 3.5 | 1.9 | |
| Divorced/Separated | 12.8 | 18.4 | |
| Widowed | 9.3 | 4.9 | .29 |
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| Education | .34 | ||
| Some college or college degree | 85% | 89% | |
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| Employed | 49 | 65 | .025 |
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| Annual Income < $50,000 | 45 | 49 | .07 |
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| Dual (urinary + fecal) incontinence | 43 | 30 | .07 |
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| Fecal Incontinence Severity Score (median (range)) | 4.8 (1–27) | 3.0 (1–26.3) | .006 |