Table 3.

Joint Distribution^a of Prevalent Lower Urinary Tract Symptom and Interference with Activities from Urinary Experiences, Pain, or Discomfort in the Pubic Area in the Past Month in a Community-Based Sample of 3169 Women; Boston Area Community Health Survey, 2002–2005

		Frequency of interferenceb(%)
		None of the time	A little of the time	Some of the time	Most of the time	All of the time
Frequency of LUTSc	No symptoms	17.5	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.0
	Rarely	12.6	1.3	0.6	0.0	0.2
	A few times	14.1	4.0	2.4	0.6	0.8
	Fairly often	7.4	2.6	2.2	1.2	0.7
	Usually	4.7	1.4	1.5	0.8	0.9
	Almost always	6.4	1.0	1.0	2.1	4.2d/5.6e

^aAll values were weighted according to the sampling weights of the BACH survey.

^bMaximum frequency of interference across seven activities.

^cMaximum frequency of LUTS across 12 LUTS (UTI (in the past year); straining/difficult to begin voiding; pain, burning, discomfort in the pubic/bladder area; weak stream; dribbling/wet clothes after urination; intermittency; incomplete emptying; any incontinence (in the past year); urgency/difficulty postponing urination; nocturia; perceived frequency; urinating again after <2 hours).

^dRepresents the percentage of women who reported at least one LUTS almost always and interference with at least one activity all the time in the past month.

^eRepresents the percentage of women with self-reported current or past bladder conditions (i.e., use of current LUTS medications, previous incontinence or bladder surgery, chronic indwelling catheterization, or bladder cancer).