Table 3.
Bladder management and continence outcomes by SB type
| Age Group | Overall/Total No. (%) | P Value (chi-square test) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 –11 Yrs | 12 –19 Yrs | 20 Yrs or Older | |||
| No. pts | 1,993 | 1,885 | 1,372 | 5,250/5,250 (100) | |
| No. bladder management by CIC (%): | |||||
| Myelomeningocele | 1,141 (77.1) | 1,261 (83.8) | 937 (79.5) | 3,339/4,193 (80.2) | <0.0001 |
| Nonmyelomeningocele | 138 (27.9) | 174 (47.3) | 110 (59.5) | 422/1,057 (40.3) | <0.0001 |
| No. bladder continence (%): | |||||
| Myelomeningocele | 432 (29.0) | 638 (42.1) | 543 (45.8) | 1,613/4,193 (38.5) | <0.0001 |
| Nonmyelomeningocele | 304 (60.7) | 249 (67.5) | 118 (63.1) | 671/1,057 (63.5) | 0.1192 |
| All pts | 736 (36.9) | 887 (47.1) | 661 (48.2) | 2,284/5,250 (43.5) | <0.0001 |