Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of women that started the Internet programme and those that completed it.
| Signed up, but did not complete follow-up (n = 139) | Signed up and completed follow-up (n = 27) | Difference between groups, p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years – mean (SD) | 54.7 (14.5)a | 53.3 (14.2) | p = .64 |
| Highest level of Education – n (%) | p = .94 | ||
| Primary school | 7 (5.1) | 1 (3.7) | |
| Upper secondary school | 38 (27.9) | 8 (29.6) | |
| University | 91 (66.9) | 18 (66.7) | |
| Continence – n (%)b | p = .68 | ||
| Continent | 2 (1.6) | 0 | |
| Incontinent | 126 (98.4) | 27 (100) | |
| Slight (3–5) | 13 (10.2) | 1 (3.7) | |
| Moderate (6–12) | 73 (57.0) | 16 (59.3) | |
| Severe (13–18) | 38 (29.7) | 10 (37.0) | |
| Very severe (19–21) | 2 (1.6) | 0 | |
| Symptom score– mean (SD)c | 10.5 (3.9) | 11.2 (3.7) | p = .38 |
aBased on 134 women.
bThose who answered 1 or more to the ICIQ-UI SF question ‘How often do you leak urine?’ and 2 or more to the question ‘How much urine do you usually leak?’ were considered as incontinent. Symptom scores are based on the ICIQ-UI SF questionnaire.
cOnly women with incontinence included.