Table IVb.

Racial differences in self-care management and treatment strategies used only by women who had sought healthcare for UI. Data are reported as percentage of subjects, weighted to reflect the complex sampling design projecting the recruited subjects to the population. p values test the null hypothesis that there is no difference between black and white subjects.

Management Strategy	Total % (N=290)	Black % (N=147)	White % (N=143)	p value
Take Medications	16.5	15.7	16.7	0.85
Do Kegels	29.4	20.5	31.8	0.09
Locate Bathroom Immediately	12.6	15.8	11.7	0.39
Toilet Regularly	35.7	39.0	34.8	0.54
Restrict Fluids	15.3	25.3	12.7	0.02
Avoid Certain Foods or Beverages	7.4	10.9	6.4	0.23
Avoid Certain Exercises or Physical Activities	1.9	6.6	0.6	0.002
Wear Pads or Other Protection	60.8	61.7	60.5	0.87
Other	25.0	26.6	24.5	0.75
Do Nothing	5.3	5.7	5.2	0.86