Table 1 Sample characteristics (overall and by urinary incontinence)
From: Urinary incontinence, mental health and loneliness among community-dwelling older adults in Ireland
| Â | Â | Â | Urinary incontinence | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Categories | Overall | No | Yes | P-valuea |
Age (years) | 50–59 | 40.5 | 41.9 | 30.3 | <0.001 |
|  | 60–69 | 30.7 | 30.9 | 29.8 |  |
|  | 70–79 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 25.1 |  |
|  | ≥80 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 14.9 |  |
Sex | Male | 47.9 | 51.4 | 23.8 | <0.001 |
| Â | Female | 52.1 | 48.6 | 76.2 | Â |
Education | Primary | 38.1 | 37.2 | 44.0 | <0.001 |
| Â | Secondary | 43.3 | 44.1 | 38.3 | Â |
| Â | Tertiary | 18.6 | 18.8 | 17.6 | Â |
Financial strain | Never | 23.1 | 23.4 | 20.7 | <0.001 |
| Â | Rarely | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.5 | Â |
| Â | Sometimes | 36.4 | 36.8 | 33.3 | Â |
| Â | Often | 18.9 | 18.1 | 24.6 | Â |
Number of | None | 23.4 | 25.2 | 11.5 | <0.001 |
chronic conditions | One | 28.1 | 28.8 | 22.9 | Â |
| Â | Two or more | 48.5 | 46.0 | 65.6 | Â |
ADL disability | No | 90.9 | 92.7 | 78.7 | <0.001 |
| Â | Yes | 9.1 | 7.3 | 21.3 | Â |
Social Network Index | Most isolated | 7.5 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 0.011 |
| Â | Moderately isolated | 28.8 | 28.9 | 27.4 | Â |
| Â | Moderately integrated | 41.0 | 41.1 | 40.3 | Â |
| Â | Most integrated | 22.7 | 22.9 | 21.9 | Â |
Depression | Mean (SD) | 5.7 (6.8) | 5.2 (6.4) | 9.1 (8.6) | <0.001 |
Anxiety | Mean (SD) | 5.5 (3.7) | 5.3 (3.6) | 6.7 (4.1) | <0.001 |