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Table 1 Patient characteristics when participating in HUNT 2 and HUNT 3

From: Urinary incontinence and risk of functional decline in older women: data from the Norwegian HUNT-study

Characteristic

Urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence

 

HUNT 2

HUNT 3

 

Yes 183 (24)

No 587 (76)

P-value

Yes 353 (46)

No 417 (54)

P-value

Age, mean ± SD

73 ± 2.8

73 ± 2.6

 

84±2.3

84 ± 2.6

 

Physical impairment

26 (14)

63 (10)

.199

69 (38)

203 (35)

.440

Myocardial infarction

8 (4)

19 (3)

.466

17 (9)

47 (8)

.587

Stroke

7 (4)

12 (2)

.175

18 (10)

41 (7)

.208

Diabetes

8 (4)

20 (3)

.543

19 (10)

52 (9)

.538

Rheumatoid arthritis

6 (3)

18 (3)

.885

   

Arthritis

68 (37)

159 (27)

.009

   

Hip fracture

7 (4)

22 (4)

.962

15 (8)

40 (7)

.526

Depression

8 (6)

21 (5)

.599

8 (6)

15 (3)

.227

Hysterectomi

22 (12)

70 (12)

.972

27 (15)

83 (14)

.836

Consulted physician

153 (88)

430 (78)

.005

83 (51)

60 (14)

<001

Treatment UI

   

60 (32)

43 (7)

<001

  1. Numbers are given as n(%). Participants often had more than one disease.