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. 2021 Apr 27;11:9054. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-88740-4

Table 2.

Depression, stress, and self-esteem levels according to type of urinary incontinence.

Total Stress Incontinence Urge Incontinence Mixed Incontinence
No (%) Yes (%) P value No (%) Yes (%) P value None (%) Any UI (%) Mixed UI (%) P value
1628 (54.3) 1372 (45.7) 1812 (60.4) 1188 (39.6) 1434 (47.8) 572 (19.1) 994 (33.1)
Geriatric Depression Scale
None (0-4) 989 (60.8) 585 (42.6) <.0001 1081 (59.7) 493 (41.5) <.0001 894 (62.3) 282 (49.3) 398 (40.0) <.0001
Mild (5-9) 486 (29.9) 531 (38.7) 560 (30.9) 457 (38.5) 407 (28.4) 232 (40.6) 378 (38.0)
Moderate to severe (10-15) 153 (9.4) 256 (18.7) 171 (9.4) 238 (20.0) 133 (9.3) 58 (10.1) 218 (21.9)
Mean (SD) 4.0 (3.5) 5.8 (4.0) <.0001 4.1 (3.6) 6.0 (6.0) <.0001 3.9 (3.6) 4.8 (3.4) 6.2 (4.2) <.0001
Perceived Stress Scale
Very low (0~4) 311 (19.1) 140 (10.2) <.0001 355 (19.6) 96 (8.1) <.0001 296 (20.6) 74 (12.9) 81 (8.2) <.0001
Low (5~8) 1059 (65.1) 870 (63.4) 1166 (64.4) 763 (64.2) 911 (63.5) 403 (70.5) 615 (61.9)
High/very high (9~16) 258 (15.9) 362 (26.4) 291 (16.1) 329 (27.7) 227 (15.8) 95 (16.6) 298 (30.0)
Mean (SD) 6.5 (2.1) 7.2 (2.1) <.0001 6.5 (2.1) 7.3 (2.0) <.0001 6.5 (2.2) 6.7 (1.9) 7.4 (2.0) <.0001
Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale
High (20~30) 785 (48.2) 451 (32.9) <.0001 822 (45.4) 414 (34.9) <.0001 688 (48.0) 231 (40.4) 317 (31.9) <.0001
Low or medium (0-19) 843 (51.8) 921 (67.1) 990 (54.6) 774 (65.2) 746 (52.0) 341 (59.6) 677 (68.1)
Mean (SD) 19.1 (3.5) 17.8 (3.6) <.0001 18.9 (3.5) 17.8 (3.6) <.0001 19.1 (3.5) 18.4 (3.5) 17.7(3.6) <.0001