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Table 2 Distribution of responses to each question in the urinary distress inventory short-form (UDI-6) on a four-point Likert scale ranged from 0 to 3 (not at all, a little bit, moderately, and greatly)

From: An evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms in diabetic patients: a cross-sectional study

Do you experience and, if so, how much are you bothered by

Not at all

n (%)

A little bit

n (%)

Moderately

n (%)

Greatly

n (%)

“Frequent Urination?”

70 (18.5)

86 (22.8)

144 (38.1)

78 (20.6)

“Urine leakage related to urgency?”

166 (43.9)

120 (31.7)

69 (18.3)

23 (6.1)

“Urine leakage related to physical activity?”

209 (55.3)

106 (28.0)

46 (12.2)

17 (4.5)

“Small amounts of urine leakage?”

197 (52.1)

116 (30.7)

54 (14.3)

11 (2.9)

“Difficulty emptying your bladder or difficulty urinating?”

187 (49.5)

119 (31.5)

54 (14.3)

18 (4.8)

“Pain or discomfort in your lower abdominal, pelvic, or genital area?”

128 (33.9)

143 (37.8)

72 (19.0)

35 (9.3)

  1. aAdapted from Uebersax et al. [28]