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Table 4 The relationships between toileting behaviors and overactive bladder 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

Variables

OR (95% CI)

SE

p value

Toileting behavior

 Premature voiding

1.286 (1.048–1.579)

0.135

0.016

 Straining to void

1.243 (1.026–1.506)

0.122

0.026

 Delayed voiding

1.259 (0.969–1.636)

0.168

0.084

 Place preference for voiding

0.883 (0.735–1.062)

0.083

0.188

Age

1.027 (1.006–1.049)

0.011

0.013

Sex (female vs. male)

0.484 (0.274–0.854)

0.140

0.012

Race/Ethnicity (Han vs. other)

4.624 (0.979–21.832)

3.662

0.053

Education (ref. = elementary school or lower)

 Middle school

0.831 (0.471–1.466)

0.241

0.522

 High school

0.638 (0.360–1.130)

0.186

0.124

 College or higher

0.584 (0.308–1.108)

0.191

0.100

Marital status (married vs. unmarried)

0.513 (0.285–0.922)

0.154

0.026

Living area (urban vs. rural)

1.219 (0.706–2.107)

0.340

0.477

Income (>3000 vs. ≤3000)

0.807 (0.523–1.245)

0.178

0.331

Smoker

1.105 (0.659–1.855)

0.292

0.705

Alcohol drinker

0.638 (0.379–1.073)

0.169

0.090

Tea drinker

1.215 (0.781–1.890)

0.274

0.388

Fluid intake (>2500 vs. ≤2500)

1.070 (0.726–1.575)

0.211

0.734

Exercise

0.823 (0.549–1.233)

0.170

0.345

Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) a

1.266 (1.033–1.552)

0.131

0.023

Urinary tract infection history b

0.966 (0.496–1.880)

0.328

0.919

Charlson comorbidity index (CCI)

1.183 (1.001–1.397)

0.101

0.049

Diabetes mellitus duration

0.984 (0.955–1.013)

0.015

0.270

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy or retinopathy

1.506 (1.002–2.264)

0.313

0.049

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, SE standard error
  2. aStandardized waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) was used in the analysis
  3. bPatients with type 2 diabetes who had a urinary tract infection at least one month before the survey