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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants by RFM among US adults

From: U‑shaped association between relative fat mass (RFM) and stress urinary incontinence: a cross‑sectional study

RFM

Total (N = 14,945)

Q1 (N = 11,475)

Q2 (N = 3,470)

Q3 (N = 3,470)

Q4 (N = 3,470)

P-value

Age (years)

49.81 ± 17.63

41.70 ± 15.91

48.30 ± 16.64

48.49 ± 16.64

52.12 ± 16.42

 < 0.0001

Gender, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Male

50.23

96.37

74.68

21.98

0.17

 

 Female

49.77

3.63

25.32

78.02

99.83

 

Race/ethnicity, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Mexican American

15.54

7.21

9.10

7.29

9.81

 

 Other Hispanic

9.59

5.07

5.59

5.23

5.90

 

 Non-Hispanic White

42.90

66.70

70.39

70.20

64.88

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

21.39

12.02

8.06

9.46

14.35

 

 Other Races

10.58

9.00

6.86

7.82

5.06

 

Education level, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Less than high school

24.17

14.80

15.39

13.78

18.19

 

 High school or GED

23.15

22.14

23.25

22.44

26.25

 

 Above high school

52.68

63.06

61.36

63.78

55.56

 

Marital status, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Married or living with partners

18.10

26.94

16.08

14.69

13.56

 

 Widowed, divorced, or separated

59.73

62.17

69.75

64.06

58.24

 

 Never married

22.16

10.89

14.17

21.25

28.20

 

PIR, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

< 1.3

28.08

19.37

16.12

17.47

24.25

 

 1.3–3.5

43.28

37.99

38.58

40.09

43.99

 

> 3.5

28.64

42.64

45.30

42.45

31.75

 

Smoking status, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Yes

45.34

48.81

50.23

42.05

40.03

 

 No

54.66

51.19

49.77

57.95

59.97

 

Alcohol use, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Non-drinkers

24.15

11.72

13.28

21.72

31.52

 

 Drinkers

61.61

74.39

70.29

63.04

50.81

 

 Unclear

14.25

13.89

16.42

15.24

17.67

 

Hypertension, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Yes

36.19

18.95

32.55

31.21

47.09

 

 No

63.81

81.05

67.45

68.79

52.91

 

Diabetes, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Yes

12.94

4.03

9.61

8.43

16.83

 

 No

87.06

95.97

90.39

91.57

83.17

 

Vigorous recreational activity, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Yes

25.54

49.68

29.48

20.09

16.23

 

 No

74.46

50.32

70.52

79.91

83.77

 

Moderate recreational activity, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Yes

47.76

58.72

53.88

55.46

45.18

 

 No

52.24

41.28

46.12

44.54

54.82

 

Number of vaginal deliveries, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 0

67.16

98.43

87.41

49.15

31.91

 

 1

7.18

0.62

3.61

12.62

15.01

 

 2

10.42

0.60

4.70

19.53

22.02

 

 3

15.25

0.35

4.28

18.70

31.06

 

Cesarean deliveries, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Yes

31.52

2.62

17.70

50.05

63.33

 

 No

68.48

97.38

82.30

49.95

36.67

 

Ever used female hormones, (%)

     

 < 0.0001

 Yes

22.68

1.31

32.72

39.43

24.83

 

 No

77.32

98.69

67.28

60.57

75.17

 

 BMI, kg/m2

29.16 ± 6.80

24.54 ± 3.14

28.35 ± 5.09

28.59 ± 6.93

35.23 ± 6.61

 < 0.0001

 WC, cm

99.5 ± 16.40

89.32 ± 9.23

100.13 ± 15.58

97.69 ± 18.81

111.38 ± 12.95

 < 0.0001

SUI

     

 < 0.0001

 Yes

22.94

3.54

10.09

32.32

51.04

 

 No

77.06

96.46

89.91

67.68

48.96

 
  1. RFM Relative fat mass, PIR Income-to-Poverty ratio, BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, SUI Stress urinary incontinence