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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants by the METS-IR index quartiles, weighted

From: The association between the metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) index and urinary incontinence in the United States: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2018

 

Total

Q1 (17.14–34.39)

Q2 (34.39–41.56)

Q3 (41.56–50.19)

Q4 (50.19–193.33)

P-value

Participants (n)

17,474

4369

4368

4368

4369

 

Age (year), mean (SE)

47.85 (0.25)

44.88 (0.44)

48.95 (0.39)

49.36 (0.36)

48.53 (0.33)

< 0.001

Age (%)

< 0.001

 < 50

54.30

60.91

51.77

50.82

53.00

 

 ≥ 50

45.70

39.09

48.23

49.18

47.00

 

Gender (%)

< 0.001

 Male

49.76

37.29

53.59

56.97

52.57

 

 Female

50.24

62.71

46.41

43.03

47.43

 

Race/ethnicity (%)

< 0.001

 Mexican American

8.23

5.23

7.98

10.18

9.87

 

 Other Hispanic

5.40

4.50

5.58

6.37

5.27

 

 Non-Hispanic White

69.43

71.90

69.53

67.70

68.33

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

10.24

9.15

9.86

10.23

11.83

 

 Other race

6.69

9.22

7.06

5.52

4.70

 

Education level (%)

< 0.001

 Less than high school

16.44

12.96

16.90

17.83

18.45

 

 High school or GED

23.93

20.78

23.22

26.40

25.70

 

 Above high school

59.63

66.26

59.89

55.77

55.85

 

Marital status (%)

< 0.001

 Living alone

35.64

39.44

36.66

32.02

33.97

 

 Married or living with partner

64.36

60.56

63.34

67.98

66.03

 

Family PIR (%)

< 0.001

 ≤ 1.3

19.17

17.83

17.36

19.39

22.25

 

 > 1.3 and ≤ 3.5

34.23

31.26

34.84

35.36

35.78

 

 > 3.5

40.21

43.85

41.78

38.84

35.97

 

 Unclear

6.39

7.05

6.01

6.41

6.00

 

Smoking status (%)

< 0.001

 Current smokers

20.86

23.11

21.51

19.41

19.16

 

 Former smokers

25.92

21.62

24.94

28.49

29.13

 

 Nonsmokers

53.22

55.27

53.55

52.10

51.71

 

Alcohol intaking (%)

< 0.001

 Nondrinkers

27.12

24.83

24.87

28.30

30.77

 

 Drinkers

71.48

73.86

73.76

70.36

67.65

 

 Unclear

1.40

1.32

1.37

1.35

1.58

 

Vigorous activity (%)

0.003

 No

74.25

74.35

73.58

72.24

76.81

 

 Yes

25.75

25.65

26.42

27.76

23.19

 

Moderate activity (%)

0.266

 No

54.51

53.34

54.70

54.08

56.03

 

 Yes

45.49

46.66

45.30

45.92

43.97

 

Diabetes (%)

< 0.001

 No

86.79

96.81

92.12

85.61

71.54

 

 Yes

13.21

3.19

7.88

14.39

28.46

 

Hypertension (%)

< 0.001

 No

61.76

76.91

65.55

58.44

44.49

 

 Yes

38.24

23.09

34.45

41.56

55.51

 

High cholesterol (%)

< 0.001

 No

60.03

71.69

59.46

55.91

51.77

 

 Yes

39.97

28.31

40.54

44.09

48.23

 

SUI

< 0.001

 No

76.24

78.31

77.75

77.90

70.79

 

 Yes

23.76

21.69

22.25

22.10

29.21

 

UUI

< 0.001

 No

79.95

83.33

80.89

80.21

75.01

 

 Yes

20.05

16.67

19.11

19.79

24.99

 

MUI

< 0.001

 No

90.41

92.96

91.18

90.18

87.03

 

 Yes

9.59

7.04

8.82

9.82

12.97

 
  1. Q1–Q4 quartile 1-quartile 4, SE standard error, METS-IR index metabolic score for insulin resistance index, GED general educational development, Family PIR family poverty income ratio, SUI stressed urinary incontinence, UUI urgency urinary incontinence, MUI mixed urinary incontinence