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Table 4 Frequency of exercise and sex and wellbeing (high scores = greater wellbeing; More exercise = every day or once or twice a week; Less exercise = once or twice a month or never. More frequent sex = once or twice a week or more; Less frequent sex = once or twice a month or I can’t remember when)

From: Female urinary incontinence and wellbeing: results from a multi-national survey

Group

Mean

SD

N

UI more exercise

49.7

10.0

806

UI less exercise

45.1

10.2

397

Non-UI more exercise

51.1

8.7

835

Non-UI less exercise

48.2

9.2

365

Main effect of exercise: F(1,2399) =82.8 p <0.001

Exercise x UI interaction: F (1,2399) = 4.2 p < 0.05

UI more sex

51.4

9.6

357

UI less sex

45.9

10.4

631

Non-UI more sex

53.1

8.0

369

Non-UI less sex

48.0

9.4

539

Main effect of sex: F(1,1892) = 145.3 p < 0.001)

Sex x UI interaction: F < 1