Table III.
Association between Urinary Incontinence and Disability in Community-Dwelling Women 40 Years of Age and Older: Results of Multivariable Regression Analysis (N=4,458)
| Variable | ADL OR (95% CI) |
IADL OR (95% CI) |
Mobility OR (95% CI) |
Functional Limitations OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary Incontinence | 1.90 (1.03, 3.50) | 1.12 (0.75, 1.68) | 1. 17 (0.94, 1.46) | 1.30 (1.02, 1.66) |
| Pelvic Organ Prolapse | 1.13 (0.26, 4.94) | 1.04 (0.39, 2.76) | 1.28 (0.93, 1.75) | 0.96 (0.55, 1.67) |
| Age a | 1.03 (1.00, 1.05) | 1.04 (1.01, 1.07) | 1. 06 (1.05, 1.07) | 1.04 (1.02, 1.05) |
| Raceb | ||||
| Mexican American | 1.51 (0.71, 3.21) | 1.67 (0.82, 3.41) | 0.62 (0.44, 0.86) | 1.15 (0.78, 1.71) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1.54 (0.71, 3.36) | 1.65 (1.03, 2.65) | 1.01 (0.77, 1.33) | 1.58 (1.09, 2.27) |
| Other including multi-racial | 4.33 (1.33, 14.12) | 2.51 (1.23, 5.13) | 1.18 (0.57, 2.42) | 1.88 (1.12, 3.14) |
| Parous | 1.54 (0.35, 6.72) | 0.75 (0.38, 1.50) | 0.87 (0.63, 1.20) | 1.20 (0.76, 1.89) |
| Body Mass Indexc | 1.04 (1.00, 1.08) | 0.99 (0.95, 1.03) | 1.07 (1.05, 1.09) | 1.02 (1.01, 1.04) |
| Co-morbidities | 3.41 (1.31, 8.86) | 7.09 (3.34, 15.07) | 4.20 (3.39, 5.19) | 4.84 (3.61, 6.48) |
| Income-Poverty Ratiod | 0.70 (0.51, 0.97) | 0.78 (0.66, 0.93) | 0.66 (0.61, 0.71) | 0.65 (0.60, 0.71) |
| Hysterectomye | 1.55 (0.76, 3.19) | 0.81 (0.47, 1.40) | 1.30 (1.02, 1.63) | 1.15 (0.86, 1.53) |
ADL=Activities of Daily Living; IADL=Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; OR=odds ratio; CI=confidence interval
a
OR for every 1 year increase in age
b
Non-Hispanic White group is baseline race comparator
c
calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared
d
OR for every 1 point increase in the income-poverty ratio
e
OR for hysterectomy controlled for missing hysterectomy data.