Table 5.
Comparison of in-groups and intergroup of Socio-demographic, Obstetric and Urogynecologic Characteristics of Nurses and Civil Servants as Total BFLUTS-SF Scores
| Characteristics | Total BFLUTS-SF Scores | Z** | p | |
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| Nurses | Civil Servants | |||
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| Median (min–max) | Median (min–max) | |||
| Age | ||||
| 21–34 | 5.00 (1.00–32.00) | 10.00 (1.00–24.00) | -2.795 | 0.005 |
| 35–52 | 7.00 (1.00–40.00) | 14.00 (1.00–46.00) | -4.329 | <0.001 |
| Z=-2.70, p=0.007 | Z=-554.0, p=0.007 | |||
| BMI | ||||
| ≤24.9 kg/m2 | 6.00 (1.00–32.00) | 9.00 (1.00–46.00) | -3.357 | 0.001 |
| 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 | 9.00 (1.00–26.00) | 14.00 (2.00–28.00) | -2.603 | 0.009 |
| 30.0–34.9 kg/m2 | 7.00 (1.00–40.00) | 18.00 (4.00–40.00) | -2.092 | 0.030 |
| X2*=3.67, p=0.160 | X2=22.25, p<0.001 | |||
| Educational level | ||||
| High school | - | 15.00 (1.00–29.00) | - | - |
| University/Faculty | 6.00 (1.00–40.00) | 13.00 (2.00–46.00) | -4.921 | <0.001 |
| Graduate | 5.00 (1.00–17.00) | 11.00 (3.00–13.00) | -1.113 | 0.280 |
| X2=-0.62, p=0.532 | X2=3.37, p=0.185 | |||
| Working unit | ||||
| Medical units | 7.00 (1.00–21.00) | 15.00 (3.00–28.00) | -3.070 | 0.020 |
| Surgical units | 6.00 (1.00–40.00) | 18.00 (1.00–28.00) | -5.062 | <0.001 |
| Policlinics | 7.00 (1.00–26.00) | 9.00 (5.00–29.00) | -0.853 | 0.446 |
| Administrative unit | 6.00 (2.00–14.00) | 10.00 (1.00–28.00) | -2.219 | 0.026 |
| X2=-3.10, p=0.377 | X2=-8.48, p=0.037 | |||
| Number of childbirths | ||||
| No child bearing | 7.00 (1.00–32.00) | 11.00 (1.00–24.00) | -2.731 | 0.006 |
| One birth | 6.00 (1.00–18.00) | 10.00 (2.00–28.00) | -2.828 | 0.005 |
| Two or more births | 5.00 (1.00–40.00) | 20.00 (1.00–46.00) | -4.543 | <0.001 |
| X2=1.43, p=0.489 | X2=10.65, p=0.005 | |||
| Delivery method | ||||
| Vaginal | 6.00 (1.00–40.00) | 10.00 (1.00–40.00) | -2.099 | 0.036 |
| Cesarean section | 5.00 (1.00–23.00) | 7.00 (2.00–18.00) | -1.63 | 0.102 |
| Vaginal and cesarean | 5.00 (1.00–9.00) | 23.00 (5.00–46.00) | -3.412 | 0.001 |
| X2=2.70, p=0.259 | X2=17.26, p<0.001 | |||
| UI during pregnancy | ||||
| Yes | 13.50 (4.00–40.00) | 18.00 (4.00–46.00) | -1.530 | 0.126 |
| No | 5.00 (1.00–16.00) | 10.00 (1.00–29.00) | -5.100 | <0.001 |
| Z=-4.39, p<0.001 | Z=-2.70, p=0.007 | |||
| Postpartum UI | ||||
| Yes | 17.00 (4.00–40.00) | 23.00 (4.00–46.00) | -5.100 | <0.001 |
| No | 5.00 (1.00–16.00) | 9.00 (1.00–28.00) | -4.127 | <0.001 |
| Z=-4.58, p<0.001 | Z=-2.63, p<0.001 | |||
Abbreviations: BFLUTS-SF, Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Short Form; UI, Urinary Incontinence; min; Minimum; Max, Maximum,
*
Kruskal-Wallis test
**
Mann-Whitney U test