Table 4.

Mobility in community-dwelling older women with fecal incontinence. Weighted

	Daily/Weekly/Monthly fecal incontinence N=77	No/Yearly fecal incontinence N=1,335	P
Compromised mobility	70 (53.9–86)	50.7 (44.9–56.4)	0.032
Walked unsteadily	18.6 (1.7–35.5)	8.8 (6–11.5)	0.101
Used cane or walker	19 (4–34)	1.8 (0.4–3.2)	<0.001
Frequency of physical activity
Never or < 1 time per month	32.7 (19.4–45.9)	17.4 (14.9–19.9)	0.003
Fallen in the past 12 months	45.9 (31.3–60.5)	24.1 (20.7–27.4)	<0.001
Number of falls in past 12 months (Mean 95% CI)	4.7 (1.3–8.2)	2.1 (1.8–2.3)	0.136

All values listed as a weighted estimate (95% Confidence Interval) unless otherwise specified.

Compromised mobility was total time ≥ 12 seconds to complete ‘Get Up and Go’ test