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Table 3 Items 12-23 UI questionnaire (Urinary and fecal incontinence)

From: Normal reference values of strength in pelvic floor muscle of women: a descriptive and inferential study

n = 212

  

Micturitions/day (SD)

7.40 ± 2.45

 

Micturitions/night (SD)

0.80 ± 1.17

 

Volume of fluid ingested/day (%)

<1 l

1 l

>1 l

20 (9.3%)

44 (20.3%)

152 (70.4%)

Reduction of liquid ingested (%)

Yes

No

69 (31.8%)

148 (68.2%)

Suffer loss of urine (%)

Yes

No

89 (41.4%)

126 (58.6%)

Loss during strain or stress (%)

Yes

No

100 (46.3%)

116 (53.7%)

Loss during:

  

a) coughing. laughing or jumping (%)

Yes

No

147 (68.1%)

69 (31.9%)

b) listening the sound of water (%)

Yes

No

121 (56.3%)

94 (43.7%)

c) after the coition (%)

Yes

No

95 (44.6%)

118 (55.4%)

Feeling strong and imperiously desire of urinate (%)

Yes

No

106 (49.1%)

110 (50.9%)

Need to use pads (%)

Yes

No

88 (40.7%)

128 (59.3%)

Number of pads/day (SD)

2.38 ± 1.147

Suffer constipation (%)

Yes

No

118 (54.4%)

99 (45.6)

Suffer fecal incontinence (%)

Yes

No

66 (30.4%)

150 (69.1%)

Urodynamic test (%)

Yes

No

88 (40.6%)

129 (40.4%)

  1. Values expressed as mean ± Standard Deviation (95% Confidence Interval) and absolute percentages.