Novel Application of Statistical Methods to Identify New Urinary Incontinence Risk Factors

Table 3

Baseline risk factors found significant by logistic regression.

	Questions	Possible responses	Response associated with higher incontinence risk	P value
F16	Did your mother or your father have a urine loss condition as an adult?	(1) Yes; (2) No; (3) Don’t know.	Yes	0.0135
F17	Do you sneeze often, sometimes, rarely, or never?	(1) Often; (2) Sometimes; (3) Rarely; (4) Never; (5) Don’t know	(1) Often	0.0171
F18	Do you cough often, sometimes, rarely, or never?	(1) Often; (2) Sometimes; (3) Rarely; (4) Never; (5) Don’t know	(1) Often	0.0972*

*Not significant at 5% significance level, but it is included for a future closer look.