Table 3.
Frequency of Additional Supplies (Daily Need) in Patients with IC and IC+ by Gender and for Patients with IC and with IC+ Separately
| Supply Groups | Total | Males | Females | Patients with IC | Patients with IC+ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| IC and IC+ | 608 | – | 429 | – | 179 | – | 577 | – | 31 | – |
| Pads | 94 | 15.5 | 50 | 11.7 | 44 | 24.6 | 85 | 14.7 | 9 | 29.0 |
| Pants | 34 | 5.6 | 19 | 4.4 | 15 | 8.4 | 31 | 5.4 | 3 | 8.7 |
| Condom catheters | 46 | 7.6 | 46 | 10.7 | – | – | 42 of 405 m | 10.4 m | 4 of 24 m | 16.7 m |
| Additional absorbent supplies, total | 128 | 21.1 | 69 | 16.1 | 59 | 33.0 | 116 | 20.1 | 12 | 37.7 |
| Additional supplies, total | 174 | 28.6 | 115 | 26.8 | 59 | 33.0 | 158 | 27.4 | 16 | 51.6 |
Note: P<0.05 in bold.
Abbreviations: IC, Intermittent catheterization; IC+, IC plus other voiding methods; m, male.