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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the patients according to the relative grip strength before PSM

From: Association between grip strength and stress urinary incontinence of NHANES 2011–2014

Characteristic

Relative grip strength

P value

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Total patients

1065

1066

1066

1066

 

Age, y

    

 < 0.001

 Mean, SD

58.8, 16.6

51.7, 16.8

45.7, 16.3

39.4, 14.0

 < 0.001

  < 40

157 (14.7)

293 (27.5)

430 (40.3)

585 (54.9)

 

  ≥ 40

908 (85.3)

773 (72.5)

636 (59.7)

481 (45.1)

 

Race

    

 < 0.001

 Non-Hispanic white

497 (46.7)

417 (39.1)

426 (40.0)

482 (45.2)

 

 Non-Hispanic black

235 (22.1)

242 (22.7)

272 (25.5)

226 (21.2)

 

 Mexican American

145 (13.6)

152 (14.3)

106 (9.9)

65 (6.1)

 

 Other Hispanic

123 (11.5)

125 (11.7)

102 (9.6)

69 (6.5)

 

 Other

65 (6.1)

130 (12.2)

160 (15.0)

224 (21.0)

 

Marital status

    

0.001

 Married

435 (40.8)

512 (48.0)

491 (46.1)

523 (49.1)

 

 Unmarried

630 (59.2)

554 (52.0)

575 (53.9)

543 (50.9)

 

Education

    

 < 0.001

 Less than high school

294 (27.6)

235 (22.0)

177 (16.6)

108 (10.1)

 

 High school or equivalent

277 (26.0)

234 (22.0)

187 (17.5)

174 (16.3)

 

 College or above

494 (46.4)

597 (56.0)

702 (65.9)

784 (73.5)

 

Body mass index, kg/m2

    

 < 0.001

 Mean, SD

36.49, 8.66

31.12, 5.81

27.36, 4.67

23.36, 3.64

 < 0.001

 Normal (< 25,0)

65 (6.1)

148 (13.9)

353 (33.1)

755 (70.8)

 

 Overweight (250–29.9)

168 (15.8)

323 (30.3)

431 (40.4)

255 (23.9)

 

 Obese (≥ 30.0)

832 (78.1)

595 (55.8)

282 (26.5)

56 (5.3)

 

Hypertension

    

 < 0.001

 No

659 (61.9)

434 (40.7)

317 (29.7)

171 (16.0)

 

 Yes

406 (38.1)

632 (59.3)

749 (70.3)

895 (84.0)

 

Diabetes mellitus

    

 < 0.001

 Yes

271 (25.4)

142 (13.3)

73 (6.8)

24 (2.3)

 

 No

746 (70.0)

889 (83.4)

970 (91.0)

1033 (96.9)

 

 Borderline

48 (4.5)

35 (3.3)

23 (2.2)

9 (0.8)

 

Smoking status

    

 < 0.001

 Never

661 (62.1)

695 (65.2)

710 (66.6)

706 (66.2)

 

 Former

257 (24.1)

208 (19.5)

160 (15.0)

156 (14.6)

 

 Current

147 (13.8)

163 (15.3)

196 (18.4)

204 (19.1)

 

Physical activity status

 Vigorous

    

 < 0.001

  Yes

71 (6.7)

147 (13.8)

222 (20.8)

351 (32.9)

 

  No

994 (93.3)

919 (86.2)

844 (79.2)

715 (67.1)

 

 Moderate

    

 < 0.001

  Yes

337 (31.6)

462 (43.3)

502 (47.1)

541 (50.8)

 

  No

728 (68.4)

604 (56.7)

564 (52.9)

525 (49.2)

 

 SUI

    

 < 0.001

  No SUI

602 (56.5)

743 (69.7)

828 (77.7)

912 (85.6)

 

  SUI

463 (43.5)

323 (30.3)

238 (22.3)

154 (14.4)

 

   Monthly SUI

303 (28.5)

235 (22.0)

195 (18.3)

137 (12.9)

 

   Weekly SUI

160 (15.0)

88 (8.3)

43 (4.0)

17 (1.6)

 

Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

14.72, 7.80

12.51, 5.31

11.36, 4.78

11.07, 3.85

 < 0.001

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.90, 0.72

0.77, 0.28

0.75, 0.25

0.76, 0.22

 < 0.001

Uric acid (mg/dL)

5.52, 1.51

5.04, 1.24

4.67, 1.11

4.33, 1.01

 < 0.001

  1. The total rGS levels of the quartiles in the study population were: 0.414–1.552 kg (Q1), 1.552–1.933 kg (Q2), 1.935–2.349 kg (Q3), and 2.352–4.041 kg (Q4)
  2. Abbreviations: PSM Propensity score matching, SUI Stress urinary incontinence, Q1-Q4 Quartile1-Quartile4