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Table 2 Number of articles investigated underlying factors and number of articles in which the factors significantly associated with urinary incontinence (N = 48)

From: Prevalence and associated factors of urinary incontinence in women living in China: a literature review

Factorsa

Number of articlesb

Significantly associatedc

Age

37

29

BMI/weight

28

22

Constipation

27

19

Parity

23

15

Vaginal delivery

23

10

Hypertension

22

8

Menopause

21

8

Educational

19

8

POP

15

8

Pelvic surgery/hysterectomy

20

7

Alcohol consumption

17

7

Chronic pelvic pain

8

7

Urinary tract infections

8

7

Diabetes

23

6

Cough

8

6

Smoking

18

5

Occupation

13

5

  1. POP pelvic organ prolapse
  2. aFactors: the top seventeen associated factors according to the investigated frequencies
  3. bNumber of articles: the number of articles that investigated underlying factors
  4. cSignificantly associated: number of articles in which these factors were found to be significantly associated with urinary incontinence