Table 2 Evaluation of urinary incontinence in older adults’ women by different continents
continents | Number of articles | Sample Size | I2 | Begg and Mazumdar Test | Prevalence % (95% CI) | Meta-regression | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samples | Years | |||||||
Asia | 12 | 7419 | 97.1 | 0.394 | 45.1 (95% CI: 36.9–53.5) | increase | decrease | < 0.05 |
Europe | 6 | 48,698 | 99.1 | 0.247 | 43.8 (95% CI: 32.2–56.1) | increase | increase | < 0.05 |
America | 11 | 462,074 | 99.9 | 0.535 | 25.8 (95% CI: 18.2–35.3) | decrease | decrease | < 0.05 |