Table 2. Observed Frequency of Urinary Incontinence Episodes and Prevalence of Any-Type, Stress-Type, and Urgency-Type Urinary Incontinence Before and After Bariatric Surgery.
| Variable | No/Total No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
| Women (n = 1565) | ||||
| Frequency of urinary incontinence episodes | (n = 1565) | (n = 1373) | (n = 1241) | (n = 1188) |
| Never | 357 (22.8) | 680 (49.5) | 576 (46.4) | 528 (44.4) |
| <Monthly | 247 (15.8) | 304 (22.1) | 257 (20.7) | 235 (19.8) |
| Monthly | 189 (12.1) | 139 (10.1) | 119 (9.6) | 135 (11.4) |
| Weekly | 352 (22.5) | 135 (9.8) | 160 (12.9) | 157 (13.2) |
| Daily | 420 (26.8) | 115 (8.4) | 129 (10.4) | 133 (11.2) |
| Prevalence of urinary incontinence at least weekly | ||||
| Any type | 772/1565 (49.3) | 250/1373 (18.2) | 289/1241 (23.3) | 290/1188 (24.4) |
| Stress type | 646/1530 (42.2) | 188/1357 (13.9) | 211/1226 (17.2) | 220/1169 (18.8) |
| Urgency type | 505/1528 (33.0) | 165/1359 (12.1) | 204/1229 (16.6) | 202/1174 (17.2) |
| Men (n = 422) | ||||
| Frequency of urinary incontinence episodes | (n = 422) | (n = 365) | (n = 317) | (n = 296) |
| Never | 224 (53.1) | 261 (71.5) | 223 (70.3) | 197 (66.6) |
| <Monthly | 73 (17.3) | 51 (14.0) | 38 (12.0) | 39 (13.2) |
| Monthly | 33 (7.8) | 15 (4.1) | 23 (7.3) | 22 (7.4) |
| Weekly | 46 (10.9) | 22 (6.0) | 19 (6.0) | 23 (7.8) |
| Daily | 46 (10.9) | 16 (4.4) | 14 (4.4) | 15 (5.1) |
| Prevalence of urinary incontinence at least weekly | ||||
| Any type | 92/422 (21.8) | 38/365 (10.4) | 33/317 (10.4) | 38/296 (12.8) |
| Stress type | 18/418 (4.3) | 10/360 (2.8) | 9/313 (2.9) | 6/294 (2.0) |
| Urgency type | 67/420 (16.0) | 23/362 (6.4) | 21/314 (6.7) | 24/293 (8.2) |