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Table 2 Patterns of Care by Sex

From: Overactive bladder in an integrated delivery system: a longitudinal cohort study

Characteristic

Overall (n = 7362)

Female (n = 5417)

Male (n = 1945)

P value

No. (column %)

Source of care

 Co-managed*

1828 (25)

1366 (25)

462 (24)

< .001

 PCP only

1288 (17)

1021 (19)

267 (14)

 Urologist only

938 (13)

374 (7)

564 (29)

 Gynecologist only§

195 (3)

195 (4)

0 (0)

 Urogynecologist only

76 (1)

76 (1)

0 (0)

 Urologist, gynecologist, and/or urogynecologist only

637 (9)

633 (12)

4 (0)

 Other#

2400 (33)

1752 (32)

648 (33)

 Total

7362 (100)

5417 (100)

1945 (100)

Initial medication

 Darifenacin

100 (1)

75 (1)

25 (1)

.006

 Fesoterodine

55 (1)

41 (1)

14 (1)

 Flavoxate

9 (0)

9 (0)

0 (0)

 Hyoscyamine

83 (1)

65 (1)

18 (1)

 Imipramine

133 (2)

103 (2)

30 (2)

 Mirabegron

27 (0)

20 (0)

7 (0)

 Oxybutynin

1545 (21)

1184 (22)

361 (19)

 Solifenacin

428 (6)

324 (6)

104 (5)

 Tolterodine

485 (7)

359 (7)

126 (6)

 Trospium

91 (1)

75 (1)

16 (1)

 None

4406 (60)

3162 (58)

1244 (64)

 

 Total

7362 (100)

5417 (100)

1945 (100)

 

Treatment

 Biofeedback

10 (0)

9 (0)

1 (0)

.24

 No biofeedback

7352 (100)

5408 (100)

1944 (100)

 Total

7362 (100)

5417 (100)

1945 (100)

 OnabotulinumtoxinA

171 (2)

131 (2)

40 (2)

.36

 No onabotulinumtoxinA

7191 (98)

5286 (98)

1905 (98)

 Total

7362 (100)

5417 (100)

1945 (100)

 Sacral nerve stimulation

74 (1)

56 (1)

18 (1)

.68

 No sacral nerve stimulation

7288 (99)

5361 (99)

1927 (99)

 Total

7362 (100)

5417 (100)

1945 (100)

 Bladder augmentation

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

NA

 No bladder augmentation

7362 (100)

5417 (100)

1945 (100)

 Total

7362 (100)

5417 (100)

1945 (100)

  1. NA, not applicable; PCP, primary care physician.
  2. *Patients with a PCP who also received care from a urologist, gynecologist, and/or urogynecologist
  3. Patients with a PCP who did not receive care from a urologist, gynecologist, or urogynecologist
  4. Patients with a urologist who did not receive care from a PCP, gynecologist, or urogynecologist
  5. §Patients with a gynecologist who did not receive care from a PCP, urologist, or urogynecologist
  6. Patients with a urogynecologist who did not receive care from a PCP, gynecologist, or urologist
  7. Patients with a urologist, gynecologist, and/or urogynecologist (at least two of three) who did not receive care from a PCP
  8. #Patients who did not receive care from a PCP, urologist, gynecologist, or urogynecologist but received care from other specialists