Table 3.
OAB with anxiety (HADS-A ≥8) | OAB without anxiety (HADS-A <8) | p-value (adjusted for age and sex) | Source of question | |
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Incontinence symptoms: | ||||
How often do you leak urine?a | 3.8 ± 1.3 | 2.7 ± 1.2 | 0.003 | ICIQ-UI question 3 |
How much urine do you usually leak?b | 3.4 ± 1.6 | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 0.002 | ICIQ-UI question 4 |
Does urine leak before you can get to the toilet?c | 2.5 ± 0.9 | 2.0 ± 0.7 | 0.022 | ICIQ-OAB question 6a |
Frequency symptoms: | ||||
How many times do you urinate during the day?d | 2.0 ± 1.4 | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 0.061 | ICIQ-OAB question 3a |
During the night, how many times do you have to get up to urinate, on average?e | 2.8 ± 1 | 2.5± 1.1 | 0.366 | ICIQ-OAB question 4a |
Numeric rating scale of frequency (0–10) | 7.1 ± 2.6 | 5.9 ± 2.3 | 0.084 | |
Urgency symptoms: | ||||
Do you have to rush to the toilet to urinate?f | 2.9 ± 0.8 | 2.5 ± 0.9 | 0.056 | ICIQ-OAB question 5a |
Numeric rating scale of urgency (0–10) | 6.9 ± 2.8 | 5.5 ± 2.1 | 0.049 | |
USS (urgency severity scale, 0–3)g | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 2 ± 0.7 | 0.134 | USS is a 4- point self- reported rating scale of the degree of urgency sensation (none, mild, moderate, severe).g |
Based on the categories of response on the ICIQ questionnaire:
How often do you leak urine? 0=never, 1=about once a week or less often, 2=two or three times a week, 3=about once a day, 4=several times a day, 5=all the time.
How much urine do you usually leak? 0=none, 2=a small amount, 4=a moderate amount, 6=a large amount.
Does urine leak before you can get to the toilet? 0=never, 1=occasionally, 2=sometimes, 3=most of the time, 4=all of the time.
How many times do you urinate during the day? 0=1 to 6 times, 1=7 to 8 times 2=9 to 10 times, 3=11 to 12 times, 4=13 or more times.
During the night, how many times do you have to get up to urinate, on average? 0=none, 1=one time, 2=two times, 3=three times, 4=four or more times
Do you have to rush to the toilet to urinate? 0=never, 1=occasionally, 2=sometimes, 3=most of the time, 4=all of the time.
Urgency severity scale (USS) reference: Nixon, A., Colman, S., Sabounjian, L. et al.: A validated patient reported measure of urinary urgency severity in overactive bladder for use in clinical trials. J Urol, 174: 604, 2005.