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. 2018 Mar 7;122(1):118–125. doi: 10.1111/bju.14137

Table 1.

Prevalence of UUI and SUI, and ORs for risk factors of UUI in maximum sample of male and female participants in the NSHD cohort

Variable Female Male P value for interaction
N Any UUI at age 68 years, n (%) OR 95% CI P N Any UUI at age 68 years, n (%) OR 95% CI P
Any UUI symptoms at age 68 years 1 235 413 (33.4) 1 059 140 (13.2)
Any SUI symptoms at age 68 years 1 261 1.6 1.2 2.0 <0.01 1 156 5.3 2.4 11.4 <0.01 <0.01
Yes 173 (40.3) 12 (42.9)
No 240 (28.85) 128 (12.4)
Any Stroke/TIA diagnosis by age 68 years 1 102 1.9 1.0 3.5 0.05 966 2.5 1.3 4.7 <0.01 0.52
Yes 19 (47.5) 15 (26.3)
No 340 (32.6) 104 (12.5)
Hypertension at age 60–64 years 1 019 1.3 1.0 1.7 0.05 836 1.6 1.0 2.3 0.03 0.49
Yes 133 (37.9) 55 (15.07)
No 218 (62.1) 56 (10.3)
Diabetes by age 60–64 years 1 107 1.0 0.6 1.7 0.89 961 2.3 1.3 4.1 <0.01 0.03
Yes 23 (33.8) 18 (24.3)
No 336 (32.34) 100 (11.3)
Lipid and statin status at age 60–64 years 1 152 0.45 1 024 0.17
Normal LDLs 185 (34.58) Ref 64 (11.49) Ref
No statins, raised LDLs 138 (30.8) 0.8 0.6 1.1 24 (11.4) 0.9 0.5 1.5
Prescribed statins, normal LDLs 56 (33.1) 0.9 0.6 1.4 37 (15.68) 1.4 0.9 2.2
BMI quintile 1 028 0.03 912 <0.01
20% Ref 16.0 Ref
40% 1.2 0.8 1.9 23.0 1.2 0.6 2.4
60% 1.3 0.8 1.9 13.0 0.6 0.3 1.3
80% 1.6 1.1 2.5 29.0 1.4 0.7 2.6
100% 1.8 1.2 2.7 30.0 2.2 1.1 4.2
Waist circumference quintile 1 026 <0.01 910 0.02
20% Ref 8.0 Ref
40% 1.4 1.0 2.0 18.0 0.8 0.3 2.0
60% 1.2 0.8 1.8 22.0 0.8 0.3 1.8
80% 1.5 1.0 2.2 20.0 0.6 0.2 1.4
100% 2.1 1.4 3.2 43.0 1.4 0.6 3.2
Smoking status at age 60–64 years 1 082 0.07 954 0.60
Current 116 32 (26.67) Ref 10 (9.17) Ref
Ex‐smoker 566 205 (35.53) 1.5 1.0 2.4 71 (12.54) 1.4 0.7 2.8
Never 380 115 (29.87) 1.2 0.7 1.9 35 (12.54) 1.4 0.7 3.0
Educational attainment by age 26 years 1 261 <0.01 1 156 0.89
<O Levels 480 134 (27.92) Ref 52 (12.41) Ref
O Levels 230 103 (32.19) 1.2 0.9 1.7 18 (10.98) 0.9 0.5 1.5
≥A Levels 461 176 (38.18) 1.6 1.2 2.1 70 (12.22) 1.0 0.7 1.4
Exercise at age 68 years 1 248 0.19 1 143 0.80
Inactive 748 231 (30.88) Ref 86 (12.45) Ref
Less active (1–4/week) 166 55 (33.13) 1.1 0.8 1.6 15 (12.1) 1.0 0.5 1.7
More active (>5/week) 334 122 (36.53) 1.3 1.0 1.7 36 (10.98) 0.9 0.6 1.3

LDLs, low‐density lipoproteins. Bold highlights significant findings.