Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics for women with bothersome* urinary incontinence (UI) and with no GP contact
Total N | Stress UI | Urge UI | UI without stress or urge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | No GP contact (%) | N (%) | No GP contact (%) | N (%) | No GP contact (%) | ||
All | 24,683 | 2246 (9.1) | 1713 (76.3) | 1211 (4.9) | 848 (70.0) | 594 (2.4) | 380 (64.0) |
Age | |||||||
20–39 | 5554 | 281 (5.1) | 224 (79.7) | 126 (2.3) | 89 (70.6) | 46 (0.8) | 30 (65.2) |
40–59 | 10,680 | 1012 (9.5) | 811 (80.1) | 465 (4.4) | 356 (76.6) | 206 (1.9) | 158 (76.7) |
60–79 | 7732 | 861 (11.1) | 617 (71.7) | 543 (7.0) | 354 (65.2) | 293 (3.8) | 165 (56.3) |
80+ | 717 | 92 (12.8) | 61 (66.3) | 77 (10.7) | 49 (63.6) | 49 (6.8) | 27 (55.1) |
Marital status | |||||||
Single | 6326 | 579 (9.2) | 420 (72.5) | 375 (5.9) | 247 (65.9) | 205 (3.2) | 122 (59.5) |
Married/Cohabiting | 18,357 | 1667 (9.1) | 1293 (77.6) | 836 (4.6) | 601 (71.9) | 389 (2.1) | 258 (66.3) |
Educational level | |||||||
Low (< 10 years) | 3069 | 403 (13.1) | 278 (69.0) | 263 (8.6) | 171 (65.0) | 135 (4.4) | 72 (53.3) |
Middle (10–14 years) | 12,644 | 1196 (9.5) | 922 (77.1) | 609 (4.8) | 437 (71.8) | 306 (2.4) | 204 (66.7) |
High (> = 15 years) | 8970 | 647 (7.2) | 513 (79.3) | 339 (3.8) | 240 (70.8) | 153 (1.7) | 104 (68.0) |
Labor market affiliation | |||||||
Working | 16,429 | 1263 (7.7) | 1022 (80.9) | 529 (3.2) | 398 (75.2) | 235 (1.4) | 172 (73.2) |
Pension | 5820 | 682 (11.7) | 480 (70.4) | 470 (8.1) | 307 (65.3) | 267 (4.6) | 148 (55.4) |
Out of workforce | 1360 | 129 (9.5) | 99 (76.7) | 90 (6.6) | 69 (76.7) | 35 (2.6) | 27 (77.1) |
Disability pension | 1074 | 172 (16.0) | 112 (65.1) | 122 (11.4) | 74 (60.7) | 57 (5.3) | 33 (57.9) |
Equivalence weighted disposable income | |||||||
Low (1st quartile) | 4189 | 425 (10.1) | 301 (70.8) | 277 (6.6) | 180 (65.0) | 140 (3.3) | 82 (58.6) |
Middle (2nd and 3rd quartile) | 13,004 | 1217 (9.4) | 928 (76.3) | 649 (5.0) | 455 (70.1) | 320 (2.5) | 201 (62.8) |
High (4th quartile) | 7490 | 604 (8.1) | 484 (80.1) | 285 (3.8) | 213 (74.7) | 134 (1.8) | 97 (72.4) |
Ethnicity | |||||||
Danish | 23,155 | 2130 (9.2) | 1628 (76.4) | 1149 (5.0) | 808 (70.3) | 567 (2.4) | 364 (64.2) |
Immigrants/descendants of immigrants | 1528 | 116 (7.6) | 85 (73.3) | 62 (4.1) | 40 (64.5) | 27 (1.8) | 16 (59.3) |