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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 1018)

From: Toileting behaviors and overactive bladder in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in China

Variables

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Age (years)

59.1 ± 11.7

Sex

 Female

509 (50.0)

 Male

509 (50.0)

Race/ethnicity

 Han

981 (96.4)

 Other

37 (3.6)

Education

 Elementary school or lower

228 (22.4)

 Middle school

232 (22.8)

 High school

306 (30.1)

 College or higher

252 (24.7)

Marital status

 Married

920 (90.4)

 Single/divorced/widowed

98 (9.6)

Living area

 Urban

770 (75.6)

 Rural

248 (24.4)

Income (RMB (USD)/month)

 ≤3000 (451)

620 (60.9)

 >3000 (451)

398 (39.1)

Smoker

 Yes

345 (33.9)

 No

673 (66.1)

Alcohol drinker

 Yes

308 (30.3)

 No

710 (69.7)

Tea drinker

 Yes

732 (71.9)

 No

286 (28.1)

Fluid intake (ml/day)

 ≤2500

546 (53.6)

 >2500

472 (46.4)

Exercise

 Yes

397 (39.0)

 No

621 (61.0)

Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)

0.9 ± 0.1

Urinary tract infection history a

 Yes

93 (9.1)

 No

925 (90.9)

Charlson comorbidity index (CCI)

1.7 ± 1.0

Diabetes mellitus duration (years)

9.0 ± 7.4

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy or retinopathy

 Yes

533 (52.4)

 No

485 (47.6)

overactive bladder

 No overactive bladder

878 (86.3)

 Dry overactive bladder

60 (5.9)

 Wet overactive bladder

80 (7.9)

  1. SD standard deviation, RMB Chinese Yuan, USD United States dollar
  2. aPatients with type 2 diabetes who had a urinary tract infection at least one month before the survey