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Table 3 Toileting behaviors among 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

Behavior

Never/Rarely

Sometimes

Often/Always

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Premature voiding

   

 Empty bladder with little or no need to urinate before sleep

348 (34.2)

89 (8.7)

581 (57.1)

 Empty bladder with little or no need to urinate before leaving home

412 (40.5)

131 (12.9)

475 (46.7)

 Empty bladder with little or no need to urinate “just in case”

701 (68.9)

132 (13.0)

185 (18.2)

 Empty bladder with little or no need to urinate at home

938 (92.1)

54 (5.3)

26 (2.6)

Place preference for voiding

 Avoid using toilets at someone else’s house

588 (57.8)

63 (6.2)

367 (36.1)

 Worry about cleanness of public toilets

650 (63.9)

104 (10.2)

264 (25.9)

 Avoid using public toilets

690 (67.8)

82 (8.1)

246 (24.2)

 Hold urine until getting home

705 (69.3)

164 (16.1)

149 (14.6)

Delay voiding

 Wait too long (>4 h) to urinate at work

690 (67.8)

172 (16.9)

156 (15.3)

 Delay emptying bladder when busy

572 (56.2)

326 (32.0)

120 (11.8)

 Wait to empty bladder until unable to hold

788 (77.4)

152 (14.9)

78 (7.7)

Straining to void

 Push down or strain to finish emptying bladder

774 (76.0)

108 (10.6)

136 (13.4)

 Push down or strain to begin urinating

883 (86.7)

64 (6.3)

71 (7.0)

 Push down or strain to keep urine flowing

885 (86.9)

68 (6.7)

65 (6.4)

 Push down or strain to empty bladder more quickly

880 (86.4)

80 (7.9)

58 (5.7)