Factors associated with urinary incontinence in middle-aged women: a population-based household survey

Autor: Jeffrey F. Lui-Filho, Adriana Orcesi Pedro, José Roberto Erbolato Gabiatti, Cássia Raquel Teatin Juliato, Luiz Francisco Baccaro, Lúcia Costa-Paiva
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: International urogynecology journal. 28(3)
ISSN: 1433-3023
Popis: The objective was to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) and factors associated in a sample of Brazilian middle-aged women. A cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2012 and June 2013 with 749 women. UI was defined as any complaint of involuntary loss of urine. The independent variables were sociodemographic data and health-related habits and problems. Statistical analysis was carried out using Chi-squared test and Poisson regression. The mean age was 52.5 (±4.4) years. The prevalence of UI was 23.6 %. Of these, 48 (6.4 %) had stress urinary incontinence, 59 (7.8 %) urinary urgency, and 70 (9.5 %) had mixed urinary incontinence. In the final statistical model, self-perception of health as fair/poor/very poor (PR: 1.90; 95 % CI, 1.45–2.49; P
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