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Table 2 Agreement between the different criteria and the subjective sense of continence at 3 (6 and 12) months

From: Comparison of various continence definitions in a large group of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: a multicentre, prospective study

0/1-pads criterion

Subjective sense of continence

continent 0–1 pads

incontinent 2+ pads

total

follow-up

kappa (95% c. i.)

 Continent

140

3

143

3 mo.

0.44 (0.36, 0.52)

 Incontinent

94

91

185

6 mo.

0.31 (0.22, 0.40)

total

234

94

328

12 mo.

0.31 (0.22, 0.40)

0-pads criterion

Subjective sense of continence

continent 0 pads

incontinent 1+ pades

total

follow-up

kappa (95% c. i.)

 Continent

122

21

143

3 mo.

0.73 (0.65, 0.80)

 Incontinent

23

162

185

6 mo.

0.70 (0.62, 0.78)

Total

145

183

328

12 mo.

0.64 (0.56, 0.73)

  1. Left panel: Agreement of subjective sense of continence (in rows) with actual use of pads at 3 months, above: 0/1-criterion, below: 0-pads criterion
  2. Right panel: Estimated measure of agreement (kappa coefficient incl. 95% confidence interval) between subjective sense of continence and actual use of pads after 3, 6 and 12 months