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