Table 1

Baselineclinical characteristics for all randomized women. Data are mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated


Duloxetine
Placebo

Randomized N‡
60
61
Age, years
56.31 (± 11.00)
52.59 (± 10.25)
BMI, kg/m2
24.98 (± 2.96)
24.89 (± 3.13)
IEF/week (SD) [range]
15.38 (± 9.11) [5.50–47.44]
15.23 (± 8.74) [7.00–56.58]
Mean time between voids§
179.36 (± 38.81)
193.32 (± 38.00)
I-QOL score
61.88 (± 19.84)
61.21 (± 22.71)
Previous continence surgery
3
5

†Baseline is the last visit score on or prior to randomization.

‡Every randomized subject did not provide information for each variable; percentages are calculated using the number of responding women as the denominator.

§P = 0.048.

Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; PFMT = pelvic floor muscle training; IEF = incontinence episode frequency; I-QOL = Incontinence Quality of Life questionnaire.

Lin et al. BMC Urology 2008 8:2   doi:10.1186/1471-2490-8-2