Appendix Table A4.
Prevalence Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals of Diminished Well-Being Related to Urinary Symptoms, Pain or Discomfort in the Pelvic or Bladder Area in a Community-Based Sample of 2292 Women; Boston Area Community Health Survey, 2008–2010
| LUTS (at least rarely in the past month) | At least only a little thought |
Mostly satisfied or worse life impact (AUASI) |
Very minor or worse problems |
Interference at least a little of the time |
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| Adjusteda | p | Adjusteda | p | Adjusteda | p | Adjusteda | p | |
| Urinating again after <2 hours | 1.3 (1.0–1.8) | 0.095 | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) | 0.033 | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | 0.004 | 1.9 (1.4–2.4) | <0.001 |
| Perceived frequency | 1.3 (1.0–1.6) | 0.021 | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 0.001 | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 0.258 | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | <0.001 |
| Nocturia | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 0.323 | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 0.003 | 1.2 (1.1–1.5) | 0.004 | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) | <0.001 |
| Stress incontinenceb | 1.7 (1.5–2.0) | <0.001 | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | <0.001 | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) | 0.002 | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) | 0.001 |
| Urgency incontinenceb | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | <0.001 | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) | <0.001 | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | <0.001 | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) | 0.261 |
| Nonstress, nonurgency incontinenceb | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) | <0.001 | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) | 0.063 | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) | <0.001 | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) | 0.308 |
| Dribbling/wet clothes after urination | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 0.235 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 0.546 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 0.611 | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) | 0.118 |
| Any incontinenceb | 1.7 (1.4–2.0) | <0.001 | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | <0.001 | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | <0.001 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 0.573 |
| Urgency/difficulty postponing urination | 1.8 (1.3–2.4) | <0.001 | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 0.006 | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) | <0.001 | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 0.002 |
| Pain, burning, discomfort in the pubic/bladder area | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) | 0.001 | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) | 0.073 | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 0.002 | 1.1 (0.9–1.2) | 0.416 |
| Straining/difficult to begin voiding | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 0.005 | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 0.281 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 0.995 | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 0.309 |
| Weak stream | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 0.004 | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 0.710 | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) | 0.149 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 0.636 |
| Intermittency | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) | 0.904 | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 0.295 | 1.0 (0.8–1.1) | 0.646 | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 0.991 |
| Incomplete emptying | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 0.659 | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) | 0.116 | 1.0 (0.8–1.1) | 0.797 | 1.2 (1.0–1.4) | 0.010 |
| Urinary tract infectionc | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 0.294 | 1.0 (0.8–1.1) | 0.514 | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 0.357 | 1.1 (0.9–1.2) | 0.447 |
| Any LUTS | 8.8 (4.2–18.6) | <0.001 | 3.7 (2.5–5.6) | <0.001 | 6.0 (3.6–10.1) | <0.001 | 6.6 (4.1–10.7) | <0.001 |
All values were weighted according to the sampling weights of the Boston Area Community Health Survey.
Adjusted for age (26–44, 45–64, or ≥65 years); race/ethnicity (black, Hispanic, or white); menopausal status (premenopausal/undetermined, perimenopausal, postmenopausal, or surgical); parity (0, 1–3, or ≥4 pregnancies); smoking status (current, former, or never smoker); alcohol intake (<1, 1–2, or ≥3 drinks); body mass index (<25, 25–29, or ≥30 kg/m2); waist circumference (<65, 65–89, 90–114, or ≥115 cm); health-related limitations in activities (not at all, a little, or a lot); self-reported physician diagnoses of high blood pressure, types I or II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and arthritis; depressive symptoms (yes or no), and other LUTS individually, as appropriate.
Assessed in the past week.
Assessed in the past year.