Table 2 Correlation of perceived stress levels and urinary symptoms among OAB patients (Spearman’s correlation tests)

ICIQ-UI (urinary incontinence, 0–21)

0.393

0.007*

UDI-6 (urogenital distress inventory, 0–24)

0.314

0.028*

IIQ-7 (incontinence impact questionnaire, 0–28)

0.393

0.005*

OAB-q quality of life subscale (13–78)

0.326

0.029*

OAB-q symptom bother subscale (6–36)

0.195

0.189

ICIQ-OAB (overactive bladder, 0–16)

0.205

0.158

USS (urgency severity scale, 0–3)

0.127

0.390

Numeric rating scale of urgency (0–10)

0.235

0.090

Numeric rating scale of frequency (0–10)

0.260

0.068

Specific items on the ICIQ-UI questionnaire:

ICIQ-UI: “How often do you leak urine?” (0–5)

0.328

0.020*

ICIQ-UI: “How much urine do you think you leak?” (0–6)

0.334

0.018*

ICIQ-UI: “How much does leaking urine interfere with your daily life?” (0–10)

0.270

0.058

Specific items on the ICIQ-OAB questionnaire:

ICIQ-OAB: “How many times do you urinate during the day” (0–6)

0.104

0.473

ICIQ-OAB: “During the night, how many times do you have to urinate during the night, on average?”

0.052

0.722

ICIQ-OAB: “Do you have to rush to the bathroom to urinate?”

0.238

0.096

ICIQ-OAB: “Does urine leak before you can get to the bathroom?”

0.297

0.036*