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Table 4 Associations between age, SES and reported barriers for GP contact regarding urge UI or UI without stress or urge among women with no GP contact

From: Women’s barriers for contacting their general practitioner when bothered by urinary incontinence: a population-based cross-sectional study

 

Being too embarrassed

Wasting the GP's time

Worried about what the GP might find

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adj. OR* (95% CI)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adj. OR* (95% CI)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adj. OR* (95% CI)

Age

      

20–39

1

1

1

1

1

1

40–59

1.20 (0.73–2.00)

1.16 (0.70–1.93)

0.62 (0.38–1.02)

0.58 (0.35–0.97)

0.74 (0.40–1.39)

0.70 (0.38–1.32)

60–79

0.66 (0.39–1.11)

0.59 (0.35–1.02)

0.57 (0.35–0.95)

0.52 (0.31–0.87)

0.69 (0.37–1.29)

0.59 (0.31–1.12)

80+ 

0.56 (0.23–1.33)

0.54 (0.22–1.31)

0.59 (0.26–1.31)

0.59 (0.26–1.34)

0.43 (0.14–1.37)

0.38 (0.12–1.23)

Marital status

      

Single

1

1

1

1

1

1

Married/Cohabiting

1.40 (0.99–2.00)

1.32 (0.92–1.88)

1.47 (1.01–2.13)

1.48 (1.01–2.17)

1.11 (0.71–1.73)

1.09 (0.69–1.70)

Educational level

      

Low (< 10 years)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Middle (10–14 years)

0.84 (0.57–1.25)

0.69 (0.46–1.04)

0.93 (0.62–1.40)

0.85 (0.56–1.29)

0.75 (0.46–1.21)

0.68 (0.41–1.12)

High

(> = 15 years)

0.74 (0.48–1.16)

0.60 (0.37–0.95)

0.60 (0.37–0.97)

0.53 (0.32–0.87)

0.50 (0.28–0.90)

0.44 (0.24–0.81)

Labor market affiliation

      

Working

1

1

1

1

1

1

Retirement pension

0.63 (0.44–0.89)

1.06 (0.57–1.97)

0.90 (0.63–1.28)

1.06 (0.58–1.93)

0.91 (0.57–1.45)

0.87 (0.42–1.78)

Out of workforce

1.05 (0.60–1.84)

1.00 (0.56–1.78)

1.10 (0.60–2.01)

1.02 (0.55–1.90)

2.20 (1.17–4.15)

2.00 (1.04–3.83)

Disability pension

1.02 (0.59–1.74)

0.99 (0.56–1.73)

1.17 (0.67–2.06)

1.21 (0.68–2.18)

1.59 (0.83–3.08)

1.47 (0.74–2.90)

Equivalence weighted disposable income

      

Low (1st quartile)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Middle (2nd and 3rd quartile)

0.90 (0.61–1.33)

0.82 (0.54–1.24)

1.10 (0.74–1.65)

1.08 (0.70–1.66)

0.74 (0.46–1.17)

0.74 (0.45–1.21)

High (4th quartile)

0.89 (0.57–1.38)

0.76 (0.46–1.25)

0.70 (0.42–1.14)

0.70 (0.40–1.22)

0.44 (0.24–0.81)

0.45 (0.23–0.89)

Ethnicity

      

Danish

1

1

1

1

1

1

Immigrants and descendants of immigrants

1.44 (0.75–2.75)

1.32 (0.68–2.55)

1.51 (0.77–2.93)

1.49 (0.76–2.94)

1.65 (0.76–3.60)

1.60 (0.72–3.53)

 

Being too busy

Other

None

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adj. OR* (95% CI)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adj. OR* (95% CI)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adj. OR* (95% CI)

Age

      

20–39

1

1

1

1

1

1

40–59

0.74 (0.45–1.22)

0.76 (0.46–1.24)

1.47 (0.92–2.37)

1.62 (1.00–2.63)

0.94 (0.60–1.47)

0.90 (0.57–1.42)

60–79

0.35 (0.21–0.60)

0.36 (0.21–0.63)

1.01 (0.62–1.64)

1.24 (0.75–2.04)

2.13 (1.36–3.32)

1.97 (1.25–3.09)

80+ 

0.39(0.16–0.95)

0.39 (0.16–0.96)

0.81 (0.38–1.71)

0.90 (0.42–1.94)

2.49 (1.32–4.72)

2.35 (1.23–4.50)

Marital status

      

Single

1

1

1

1

1

1

Married/Cohabiting

0.96 (0.67–1.38)

0.87 (0.60–1.25)

0.87 (0.65–1.16)

0.79 (0.58–1.07)

0.91 (0.70–1.19)

1.03 (0.78–1.37)

Educational level

      

Low (< 10 years)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Middle (10–14 years)

1.41 (0.87–2.29)

1.15 (0.70–1.89)

1.73 (1.14–2.62)

1.67 (1.09–2.55)

0.73 (0.53–1.01)

0.89 (0.64–1.25)

High (> = 15 years)

1.65 (0.98–2.77)

1.29 (0.76–2.21)

3.55 (2.29–5.50)

3.48 (2.22–5.44)

0.48 (0.33–0.70)

0.60 (0.41–0.88)

Labor market affiliation

      

Working

1

1

1

1

1

1

Retirement pension

0.23 (0.14–0.35)

0.17 (0.09–0.33)

0.59 (0.43–0.80)

0.62 (0.38–1.00)

2.52 (1.91–3.32)

1.75 (1.12–2.73)

Out of workforce

0.34 (0.16–0.73)

0.31 (0.14–0.67)

0.84 (0.50–1.42)

0.96 (0.56–1.64)

0.98 (0.59–1.64)

0.96 (0.57–1.62)

Disability pension

0.26 (0.12–0.57)

0.25 (0.11–0.55)

0.75 (0.46–1.24)

0.86 (0.51–1.44)

1.57 (0.99–2.48)

1.43 (0.89–2.29)

Equivalence weighted disposable income

      

Low (1st quartile)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Middle (2nd and 3rd quartile)

1.10 (0.71–1.71)

1.05 (0.65–1.69)

1.46 (1.00–2.13)

1.29 (0.87–1.93)

0.81 (0.60–1.11)

0.94 (0.67–1.32)

High (4th quartile)

1.39 (0.85–2.26)

1.33 (0.76–2.32)

2.39 (1.58–3.60)

1.89 (1.19–3.00)

0.65 (0.45–0.93)

0.84 (0.56–1.27)

Ethnicity

      

Danish

1

1

1

1

1

1

Immigrants and descendants of immigrants

1.68 (0.86–3.28)

1.54 (0.78–3.03)

0.97 (0.52–1.82)

0.89 (0.46–1.69)

0.69 (0.38–1.26)

0.80 (0.43–1.47)

  1. *Adjustments were made for all other covariates
  2. Bold indicates a p value below 0.05