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Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics: % (no.) unless otherwise stated |
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| Sample A (N = 140) |
Sample B (N = 139) |
P-value |
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| % |
n |
% |
n |
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|
|
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| Urogynaecologist referral for physiotherapy |
45.7 |
64 |
46.7 |
65 |
0.94 |
| Type UI (stress UI) |
87.9 |
123 |
84.2 |
117 |
0.38 |
| Age (year) (mean; SD) |
46.8(8.2) |
48.4 (8.2) |
0.11 |
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| <45 |
36.4 |
51 |
31.7 |
44 |
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| 45–54 |
45.7 |
64 |
45.3 |
63 |
0.15 |
| >54 |
17.9 |
25 |
23.0 |
32 |
|
| Educational level (low) |
25.0 |
35 |
25.0 |
35 |
0.96 |
| Parity (mean number; SD) |
1.74 (1.3) |
1.58 (1.4) |
0.31 |
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| 0 |
34.3 |
48 |
28.6 |
36 |
|
| 1–2 |
43.6 |
61 |
53.6 |
71 |
0.27 |
| ≥ 3 |
22.1 |
31 |
17.8 |
32 |
|
| Onset UI symptoms (year) (mean; SD) |
5.4 (7.0) |
6.7 (7.9) |
0.17 |
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| <1 |
32.1 |
45 |
36.0 |
50 |
|
| 1–5 |
35.7 |
50 |
37.4 |
52 |
0.33 |
| >5 |
32.1 |
45 |
26.6 |
37 |
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| Menopausal status (pre [vs. post]) |
61.4 |
86 |
64.0 |
89 |
0.66 |
| Physical health (poor) |
23.6 |
33 |
17.3 |
24 |
0.19 |
| Body Mass Index (> 30 kg/m2) |
9.4 |
13 |
9.3 |
13 |
0.98 |
| Previous UI surgery (> 6 months ago) a |
20.1 |
28 |
32.1 |
45 |
0.02 |
| Co morbidity (yes) b |
24.5 |
34 |
27.9 |
39 |
0.52 |
| Low back pain (>12 weeks) c |
12.9 |
18 |
10.1 |
14 |
0.44 |
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a Surgical procedures were related to women's stress urinary incontinence. b Co morbidity included (n Sample A/B): COPD (19/12), cardiovascular problems (11/14), and diabetes type-2 (6/9). c Low back pain (including those with leg pain below the knee (n Sample A/B (6/5)) | |||||
Hendriks et al. BMC Urology 2008 8:1 doi:10.1186/1471-2490-8-1 |
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