Table 2:
Urinary Incontinence Symptoms of Participants by Frequency of Artificially Sweetened Beverage Consumption
| Frequency of Artificially Sweetened Beverage Consumption | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Rare (Never or <1 serving /week) | Frequent (1–6 serving /week) | Daily (≥1 serving /day) | ||
| 80,388 | 51,480 | 18,414 | 10,494 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | P-value | |
| Urinary Incontinence (UI) | |||||
| No | 20,319 (25.3) | 13,364 (26.0) | 4,452 (24.2) | 2,503 (23.9) | <.001 |
| Yes | 60,069 (74.7) | 38,116 (74.0) | 13,962 (75.8) | 7,991 (76.1) | |
| Urinary Incontinence Type | |||||
| None | 20,319 (25.3) | 13,364 (26.0) | 4,452 (24.2) | 2,503 (23.9) | <.001 |
| Stress (SUI) | 21,876 (27.2) | 13,835 (26.9) | 5,077 (27.6) | 2,964 (28.2) | |
| Urge (UUI) | 21,967 (27.3) | 14,061 (27.3) | 5,143 (27.9) | 2,763 (26.3) | |
| Mixed (MUI) | 11,550 (14.4) | 7,096 (13.8) | 2,755 (15.0) | 1,699 (16.2) | |
| Unknown/Other | 4,676 (5.8) | 3,124 (6.1) | 987 (5.4) | 565 (5.4) | |
Data expressed as N (%) unless otherwise indicated. P-value is chi-square for categorical variables and ANOVA for continuous variables. Measures were collected or updated to year 3.
MUI: mixed urinary incontinence; SUI: stress urinary incontinence; UI: urinary incontinence; UUI: urge urinary incontinence