Table 1 Baseline characteristics by clinic location
From: Knowledge of pelvic floor disorders in women seeking primary care: a cross-sectional study
Variable | Geriatric (n = 113) | Community-based Primary Care (n = 128) | Hospital-based Primary Care (n = 105) | Total (n = 346) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIKQ Scores | |||||
PIKQ-UI | |||||
Median % (IQR) | 58 (33–75) | 58 (17–83) | 58 (25–83) | 58 (25–83) | 0.87 |
Mean % ± SD | 54 ± 31 | 52 ± 35 | 51 ± 35 | 53 ± 34 | |
PIKQ-POP | |||||
Median % (IQR) | 42 (8–75) | 33 (8–67) | 42 (8–75) | 42 (8–67) | 0.64 |
Mean % ± SD | 43 ± 32 | 40 ± 33 | 42 ± 33 | 42 ± 33 | |
Knowledge | |||||
PIKQ-UI, n (%) | |||||
Non-proficient | 86 (76.1) | 88 (68.1) | 75 (71.4) | 249 (72.0) | 0.52 |
PIKQ-POP, n (%) | |||||
Non-proficient | 58 (51.8) | 70 (54.7) | 57 (54.3) | 185 (53.6) | 0.99 |
Demographics | |||||
Age, Mean ± SD | 76 ± 10 | 51 ± 14 | 52 ± 15 | 60 ± 18 | < 0.001 |
Age (by decade), n (%) | |||||
18–29 | 0 (0.0) | 9 (7.0) | 12 (11.8) | 21 (6.1) | |
30–39 | 0 (0.0) | 18 (14.1) | 10 (9.8) | 28 (8.2) | |
40–49 | 2 (1.8) | 28 (21.9) | 20 (19.6) | 50 (14.6) | |
50–59 | 8 (7.1) | 34 (26.6) | 24 (23.5) | 66 (19.3) | < 0.001 |
60–69 | 14 (12.5) | 27 (21.1) | 23 (22.6) | 64 (18.7) | |
70–79 | 45 (40.2) | 9 (7.0) | 11 (10.8) | 65 (19.0) | |
≥ 80 | 43 (38.4) | 3 (2.3) | 2 (2.0) | 48 (14.0) | |
Education, n (%) | |||||
≤ High school# | 49 (43.8) | 35 (27.6) | 32 (31.1) | 116 (33.9) | |
Some college# | 19 (17.0) | 43 (33.9) | 31 (30.0) | 93 (27.2) | 0.02 |
≥ College# | 44 (39.3) | 49 (38.6) | 40 (38.8) | 133 (38.9) | |
Income, n (%) | |||||
< $30,000 | 40 (44.4) | 35 (29.4) | 38 (40.9) | 113 (37.4) | |
$30,000 – 50,000 | 21 (23.3) | 33 (27.7) | 23 (24.7) | 77 (25.5) | 0.22 |
> $50,000 | 29 (32.2) | 51 (42.9) | 32 (34.4) | 112 (37.1) | |
Comorbidities | |||||
# of comorbidities, Median (IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.64 |
Cardiac disease, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 24 (22.2) | 11 (8.7) | 11 (10.9) | 46 (13.7) | 0.008 |
Hysterectomy, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 50 (46.7) | 40 (31.7) | 38 (36.9) | 128 (38.1) | 0.06 |
HRT, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 42 (40.8) | 34 (34) | 16 (18.0) | 92 (31.5) | 0.003 |
Smoking, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 7 (7.1) | 17 (15.7) | 14 (14.6) | 38 (12.5) | 0.13 |
Caffeine, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 56 (50.9) | 60 (48.4) | 45 (44.1) | 161 (47.9) | 0.61 |
Sources of information: | |||||
Provider, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 109 (99.0) | 123 (98.4) | 99 (98.0) | 331 (98.5) | 0.81 |
Pharmacy, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 40 (36.4) | 42 (33.6) | 41 (40.6) | 123 (36.6) | 0.55 |
Internet, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 37 (33.6) | 68 (54.4) | 59 (58.4) | 164 (48.8) | < 0.001 |
Television, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 29 (26.4) | 30 (24.0) | 21 (20.8) | 80 (23.8) | 0.64 |
Awareness of: | |||||
Urinary incontinence, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 80 (79.2) | 91 (73.4) | 66 (68.0) | 237 (73.6) | 0.20 |
Pelvic organ prolapse, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 54 (53.5) | 53 (43.1) | 44 (44.0) | 151 (46.6) | 0.25 |
Fecal incontinence, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 73 (72.3) | 72 (58.5) | 52 (51.5) | 197 (60.6) | 0.009 |
Diagnosis of: | |||||
Urinary incontinence, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 62 (54.9) | 58 (45.3) | 38 (36.2) | 158 (45.7) | 0.02 |
Pelvic organ prolapse, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 30 (26.5) | 15 (11.7) | 10 (9.5) | 55 (15.9) | 0.001 |
Fecal incontinence, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 19 (17.0) | 11 (8.6) | 6 (5.7) | 36 (10.4) | 0.02 |
Any pelvic floor disorder, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 52 (46.0) | 41 (32.0) | 29 (27.6) | 122 (35.3) | 0.01 |