Prevalence of outcome | |||||||
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Outcomes | Responses coded as 0 | Responses coded as 1 | N | Whole sample (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | p Value |
How often do the following happen to you? | |||||||
Daytime wetting Wet yourself during the day? | ‘never’ | ‘less than once a week’, ‘about once a week’, ‘2–5 times a week’, ‘nearly every day’ and ‘more than once a day’ | 5803 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.2 | <0.001 |
Bedwetting Wet the bed at night? | ‘never’ | ‘less than once a week’, ‘about once a week’, ‘2–5 times a week’, ‘nearly every day’ and ‘more than once a day’ | 5805 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.08 |
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you: | |||||||
Nocturia Woken up to go for a wee? | ‘never’/‘a few times’ | ‘quite often’/‘a lot’ | 5779 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 0.17 |
Urgency Had a sudden feeling you need a wee and had to dash to the toilet? | ‘never’/‘a few times’ | ‘quite often’/‘a lot’ | 5806 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 0.10 |
Frequent urination Had to go to the toilet for a wee more than 7 times a day? | ‘never’/‘a few times’ | ‘quite often’/‘a lot’ | 5792 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0.05 |
Low voided volume Passed only a small amount when you went for a wee? | ‘never’/‘a few times’ | ‘quite often’/‘a lot’ | 5768 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 0.004 |
Voiding postponement Avoided going for a wee until the last moment because you were concentrating on other activities? | ‘never’/‘a few times’ | ‘quite often’/‘a lot’ | 5787 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 0.06 |
Passing hard stools Had hard stools (poos) that were difficult to pass? | ‘never’/‘a few times’ | ‘quite often’/‘a lot’ | 5766 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.84 |
Low stool frequency How often do you usually pass a stool (do a poo)? | ‘3 or more times a day’, ‘twice a day’, ‘once a day’ and ‘every other day’ | ‘every third day’ and ‘less often than every 3rd day’ | 5696 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 10.6 | <0.001 |
There was overlap between those reporting daytime and bedwetting; 36 (0.6%) reported both, 130 (2.2%) reported daytime wetting alone and 102 (1.8%) reported bedwetting alone (data not shown).