Table 4.
BICS-Q and ICIQ-UI SF scores in patients with urinary incontinence
| Patients with urinary incontinence | ||||||
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| Treated females (n = 138) | Untreated females (n = 282 ) | P value | Treated males (n = 54 ) | Untreated males (n = 93) | P value | |
| BICS-Q | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 7.6 ± 7.17 | 7.3 ± 6.76 | 0.933 | 6.3 ± 7.73 | 10.1 ± 9.04 | 0.005 |
| Range | (0–30) | (0–32) | (0–42) | (0–34) | ||
| ICIQ-UI SF | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 13.9 ± 3.79 | 13.4 ± 4.90 | 0.522 | 14.7 ± 4.25 | 14.5 ± 4.99 | 0.912 |
| Range | (6–21) | (1–21) | (5–21) | (3–21) | ||
Note: Mean difference between groups is statistically significant at the 0.05 level (Mann-Whitney U test). ICIQ-UI SF score ranges from 0 (no urinary incontinence) to 21 (very severe level of urinary incontinence).
Abbreviations: BICS-Q, Incontinence Care Seeking Questionnaire; ICIQ-UI SF, International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form; SD, standard deviation.