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Table 3 Mean reduction in symptom score for each category of PGI-I and severity category at 3-month follow-up

From: Minimum important difference of the ICIQ-UI SF score after self-management of urinary incontinence

  

Slight

 

Moderate

 

Severe/very severe

PGI- I

 

N

 

ICIQ- UI SF

 

N

 

ICIQ- UI SF

 

N

 

ICIQ- UI SF

 

Very much better

35

 

1.74 (0.80–2.68)

 

81

 

4.07 (3.35–4.80)

 

17

 

6.59 (4.40–8.78)c

 

Much better

69

 

0.38 (-0.09–0.85)a

 

184

 

2.61 (2.22–3.00)

 

51

 

4.55 (3.53–5.57)c, d

 

A little better

125

 

-0.25 (-0.57–0.07)a

 

467

 

1.33 (1.10–1.57)

 

130

 

3.58 (3.08–4.09)d, e

 

No change

 

114

 

-0.49 (-0.88 - -0.10)a

 

308

 

0.24 (-0.08–0.56)b

 

116

 

1.73 (1.15–2.32)f

 

Worse

 

11

 

-3.82 (-5.92 - -1.72)

 

19

 

-1.26 (-2.46 - -0.06)b

 

6

 

1.50 (-2.52–5.52)e,f

 

Total

 

354

   

1059

   

320

   
  1. Values are means (95% confidence interval), P < 0.05 between groups. N = 1,733
  2. a−f No significant differences between these categories. For example, among participants with slight incontinence there was no difference between the groups expressing “no change”, “a little better” and “much better”, so these are all marked with a