Table 4 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 123 participants
Characteristic | Group | n (%)/SD |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 88 (71.5) |
Female | 35 (28.5) | |
Age (year) | / | 58.57 ± 12.96 |
Education | College below | 55 (44.7) |
College and above | 68 (55.3) | |
History of pelvic surgery | Yes | 122 (99.2) |
No | 1 (0.8) | |
History of pregnancy or birth | Yes | 33 (26.8) |
No | 90 (73.2) | |
Types of urinary incontinence | Urine leaks when coughing or laughing | 54 (43.9) |
Urine leaks when changes in body position or walking | 27 (22.0) | |
Frequent urine leaks | 24 (19.5) | |
Persistent urine leaks | 9 (7.3) | |
Persistent urine leaks without urination at all | 9 (7.3) | |
Times of urine leaks |  ≤ once a week | 43 (35.0) |
2 ~ 3 times a week | 31 (25.2) | |
Once a day | 14 (11.4) | |
Several times a day | 22 (17.8) | |
Always | 13 (10.6) | |
The number of urinal pads changed by the patient (tablets/day) | 0 ~ 1 | 54 (43.9) |
2 ~ 4 | 43 (35.0) | |
5 ~ 7 | 11 (8.9) | |
8 ~ 10 | 9 (7.3) | |
 > 10 | 6 (4.9) |