Table 4.
Descriptive Results of External Variables for Incontinent Women by Cluster
Conventional (n = 89) | Benchmark (n = 84) | Superplus (n = 15) | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bladder irritants intake (oz) | 859.1±502.9 | 1286.5±684.4 | 2264.3±1373.8 | <.001 |
Proportion of irritants of total intake | 0.63±0.26 | 0.59±0.28 | 0.61±0.31 | .88 |
Incontinence severity (episodes/day) | 1.8±1.7 | 2.2±2.9 | 3.5±2.4 | .02 |
Age (years) | 48.6±8.2 | 50.1±7.8 | 52.2±6.5 | .19 |
Education level (years) | 14.1±2.0 | 14.3±2.0 | 13.3±2.4 | .20 |
Race | .002 | |||
Black | 58(65.2%) | 34(40.5%) | 5(33.3%) | |
White | 31(34.8%) | 50(59.5%) | 10(66.7%) |
Notes. For continuous variables, p values were computed by ANOVA test. Results are expressed as mean ± standard error; for categorical variables (i.e., race).
p values were computed by chi-square test and results are expressed as numbers (percentages).