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. 2015 Sep 30;15:80. doi: 10.1186/s12905-015-0238-6

Table 3.

Use of continence pads during the day in SUI patients

Grades of SUI Methods of protection against UI Duration of use of continence pads
continence pads change of underwear none
in and outside the home only outside the home occasionally hygiene reasons
n n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) (years ± SD)
1 55 25 (44.6) 16 (28.6) 1 (1.8) 3 (5.4) 4 (7.1) 7 (12.5) 4.2 ± 6.5
2 68 52 (77.6) 9 (13.4) 2 (3.0) - 4 (6.0) - 5.4 ± 3.9
3 22 19 (86.4) 2 (9.1) 1 (4.5) - - - 10.2 ± 8.9
Total 145 96 27 4 3 8 7
p 0.004a 0.0002b

2 patients did not provide information

alevel of significance for the Mann–Whitney U test

blevel of significance for ANOVA rank Kruskal-Wallis test, independent variable severity of SUI