Identifying the quality of life effects of urinary incontinence with depression in an Australian population

Avery, Jodie C; Stocks, Nigel P; Duggan, Paul; Braunack-Mayer, Annette J; Taylor, Anne W; Goldney, Robert D; MacLennan, Alastair H

doi:10.1186/1471-2490-13-11

BMC Urology

Table 2 Univariate analysis of urinary incontinence and depression

From: Identifying the quality of life effects of urinary incontinence with depression in an Australian population

	Population with Incontinence*				Population with Depression*				Population with Incontinence and Depression**
Variable	n	%	OR (95% CI)	p value	n	%	OR (95% CI)	p value	n	%	OR (95% CI)	p value
Sex
Male	65/1464	4.4	1.00		194/1464	13.3	1.00		19/65	29.3	1.00
Female	546/1546	35.3	11.74 (8.97–15.37)	<0.001	264/1546	17.1	1.35 (1.11–1.65)	<0.001	106/546	19.5	0.58 (0.33–1.03)	0.065
Age Group
55 plus years	272/853	31.9	1.00		118/853	13.9	1.00		50/272	18.4	1.00
35–54 years	256/1070	23.9	0.67 (0.55–0.82)	<0.001	154/1070	14.4	1.04 (0.80–1.35)	0.753	50/256	19.5	1.08 (0.70–1.66)	0.742
16–34 years	83/1087	7.6	0.18 (0.13–0.23)	<0.001	186/1087	17.1	1.28 (1.00–1.65)	0.050	25/83	30.7	1.97 (1.13–3.45)	0.017
Area
Metropolitan	417/2068	20.1	1.00		324/2068	15.7	1.00		92/417	22.1	1.00
Country	194/942	20.6	1.03 (0.85–1.25)	0.758	134/942	14.2	0.89 (0.72–1.11)	0.742	33/194	17.2	0.73 (0.47–1.14)	0.163
Education
No post school education	397/1682	23.6	1.00		298/1682	17.7	1.00		90/397	22.6	1.00
Trade Qualifications	28/373	7.5	0.26 (0.17–0.39)	<0.001	53/373	14.1	0.76 (0.56–1.05)	0.096	6/28	21.5	0.94 (0.37–2.38)	0.889
Certificate/Diploma	131/599	21.8	0.90 (0.72–1.13)	0.373	74/599	12.4	0.66 (0.50–0.87)	0.003	24/131	18.1	0.76 (0.46–1.25)	0.280
Degree or higher	55/356	15.4	0.59 (0.43–0.80)	0.001	33/356	9.3	0.48 (0.33–0.70)	<0.001	6/55	10.6	0.41 (0.17–0.99)	0.047
Country of Birth
Australia	439/2266	19.4	1.00		340/2266	15.0	1.00		88/439	20.0	1.00
UK/Ireland	91/381	23.9	1.31 (1.01–1.69)	0.042	58/381	15.3	1.02 (0.76–1.38)	0.889	21/91	22.9	1.19 (0.69–2.05)	0.524
Other	81/363	22.2	1.19 (0.91–1.55)	0.209	60/363	16.5	1.11 (0.83–1.51)	0.478	17/81	20.6	1.04 (0.58–1.87)	0.894
Marital Status
Married / De facto	439/1851	23.7	1.00		248/1851	13.4	1.00		78/439	17.7	1.00
Separated / Divorced	57/221	26.0	1.13 (0.82–1.55)	0.453	52/221	23.7	2.01 (1.43–2.82)	<0.001	14/57	24.2	1.49 (0.77–2.85)	0.233
Widowed	73/187	39.2	2.07 (1.52–2.83)	<0.001	26/187	14.1	1.06 (0.69–1.64)	0.783	17/73	23.4	1.42 (0.78–2.57)	0.249
Never Married	40/748	5.4	0.18 (0.13–0.26)	<0.001	129/748	17.3	1.35 (1.07–1.70)	0.011	16/40	39.5	3.03 (1.54–5.97)	<0.001
Income
Up to $40,000	357/1484	24.1	1.00		284/1484	19.2	1.00		96/357	26.8	1.00
$40,001 to $80,000	132/834	15.8	0.59 (0.48–0.74)	<0.001	96/834	11.5	0.55 (0.43–0.70)	<0.001	12/132	9.2	0.28 (0.15–0.52)	<0.001
$80,001 plus	40/247	16.1	0.61 (0.42–0.87)	0.006	22/247	9.1	0.42 (0.27–0.66)	<0.001	6/40	16.3	0.53 (0.22–1.27)	0.155
Not stated	82/444	18.4	0.71 (0.55–0.93)	0.013	56/444	12.6	0.61 (0.45–0.83)	0.002	11/82	13.4	0.42 (0.21–0.83)	0.012
Overall	610/3010	20.3			459/3010	15.2			125/610	20.5

Data Source: South Australian Health Omnibus Survey Autumn 1998.
Note The weighting of the data can result in rounding discrepancies or tables not adding.
*Of the total population.
**Of those with Incontinence.

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