Bacteriuria is associated with urge urinary incontinence in older women

Figures & data

Table I.  Frequency and type of urinary incontinence and the occurrence of bacteriuria in women (n = 293) and men (n = 138).

	Women		Men
		Bacteriuria within group		Bacteriuria within group
	n (% of all)	n (%)	n (% of all)	n (%)
Frequency:
No leakage	104 (35.5)	15 (14.4)	74 (53.6)	5 (6.8)
Leakage seldom	77 (26.3)	14 (18.2)	33 (23.9)	2 (6.1)
Leakage monthly	11 (3.8)	0 (0)	3 (2.2)	0 (0)
Leakage weekly	23 (7.8)	7 (30.4)	4 (2.9)	0 (0)
Leakage daily	78 (26.6)	30 (38.5)	24 (17.4)	6 (25.0)
Type:
When some urinary leakage:
Stress incontinence	50 (17.1)	7 (14.0)	4 (2.9)	1 (25.0)
Mixed incontinence	65 (22.2)	19 (29.2)	17 (12.3)	3 (17.6)
Urge incontinence	52 (17.7)	21 (40.4)	33 (23.9)	3 (9.1)
Unclassified	22 (7.5)	4 (18.2)	10 (7.2)	1 (10.0)
When leakage at least weekly:
Stress incontinence	16 (5.5)	5 (31.3)	3 (2.2)	1 (33.3)
Mixed incontinence	47 (16.0)	15 (31.9)	14 (10.1)	3 (21.4)
Urge incontinence	30 (10.2)	14 (46.7)	9 (6.5)	1 (11.1)
Unclassified	8 (2.7)	3 (37.5)	2 (1.4)	1 (50.0)

Table II.  Associations of bacteriuria and ASB (two positive cultures) with frequency and type of urinary incontinence in women (n = 293).

	Bacteriuria	Bacteriuria	ASB
		Adjusted for mobility and oestrogen use
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Frequency:
No leakage	1.00	1.00	1.00
Leakage seldom	1.12 (0.51–2.48)	0.92 (0.41–2.09)	1.14 (0.47–2.78)
Leakage weekly but not daily	2.60 (0.92–7.37)	2.09 (0.68–6.38)	2.45 (0.75–7.96)
Leakage daily	3.71 (1.82–7.56)	2.83 (1.35–5.94)	3.52 (1.58–7.87)
Type:
No leakage	1.00	1.00	1.00
Stress incontinence	0.97 (0.37–2.54)	0.82 (0.30–2.26)	1.21 (0.42–3.45)
Mixed incontinence	2.45 (1.14–5.27)	1.86 (0.83–4.16)	2.16 (0.90–5.17)
Urge incontinence	4.02 (1.85–8.76)	3.36 (1.49–7.58)	4.15 (1.74–9.88)
Unclassified	1.32 (0.39–4.44)	0.75 (0.20–2.76)	0.81 (0.19–3.45)