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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2015 May-Jun;21(3):170–175. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000136

Table 4.

Mobility in community-dwelling older women by urinary incontinence category. Weighted

Daily urinary incontinence N= 177 Some urinary incontinence N = 568 No urinary incontinence N= 667 P
*Compromised mobility 52.5 (37.1-68) 51.7 (43.7-59.6) 51.3 (43.7-58.9) 0.99

Walked unsteadily 11 (3.3-18.7) 10.4 (6.5-14.4) 7.5 (3.6-11.5) 0.46

Used cane or walker 6.1 (0.3-11.8) 2.9 (0.4-5.4) 1.5 (0.2-2.8) 0.12

Frequency of physical activity
    Never or < 1 time per month 26.2 (16.9-35.5) 20.1 (16.2-24) 14.3 (11.5-17.2) 0.004

Fallen in the past 12 months 33.2 (23.6-42.9) 25.9 (21.3-30.5) 22.6 (18.7-26.4) 0.046

Number of falls in past 12 months (Mean, 95% Confidence Interval) 3.9 (1.7-6.1) 2.2 (1.8-2.5) 1.9 (1.6-2.2) 0.111

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

*

Compromised mobility was determined based on performance of the “Get Up and Go” test. Women were categorized as having compromised mobility if total time ≥ 12 seconds to complete.