TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors for urinary incontinence in Taiwanese women aged 60 or over
AU - Hsieh, Ching Hung
AU - Hsu, Chun Sen
AU - Su, Tsung Hsien
AU - Chang, Shao-Tung
AU - Lee, Meng Chih
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - To determine risk factors of urinary incontinence (UI) in Taiwanese women aged 60 or over, face-to-face interviews with 1,517 women, selected by a multistage random method, were completed. The prevalence of UI in this age group was 29.8%. Factors and their prevalence associated with UI were age [odds ratio (OR)=1.04 per year], diabetes mellitus (39.8%, p=0.002), hypertension (39.5%, p=0.001), abdominal gynecological surgery (41.4%, p=0.001), hysterectomy (42.4%, p=0.003), history of drug allergy (41.3%, p=0.001), smoking (45.5%, p=0.010), hormone replacement therapy (41.5%, p=0.026), and high body mass index (OR=1.05 per unit). Alcohol consumption and marriage did not increase the risk of UI. UI is a common and costly problem in elderly women. It diminishes the quality of life of the affected women. Of the associated factors that are preventable, modifiable, or controllable, smoking, prior hysterectomy, and obesity may have the greatest impact on the prevalence of UI.
AB - To determine risk factors of urinary incontinence (UI) in Taiwanese women aged 60 or over, face-to-face interviews with 1,517 women, selected by a multistage random method, were completed. The prevalence of UI in this age group was 29.8%. Factors and their prevalence associated with UI were age [odds ratio (OR)=1.04 per year], diabetes mellitus (39.8%, p=0.002), hypertension (39.5%, p=0.001), abdominal gynecological surgery (41.4%, p=0.001), hysterectomy (42.4%, p=0.003), history of drug allergy (41.3%, p=0.001), smoking (45.5%, p=0.010), hormone replacement therapy (41.5%, p=0.026), and high body mass index (OR=1.05 per unit). Alcohol consumption and marriage did not increase the risk of UI. UI is a common and costly problem in elderly women. It diminishes the quality of life of the affected women. Of the associated factors that are preventable, modifiable, or controllable, smoking, prior hysterectomy, and obesity may have the greatest impact on the prevalence of UI.
KW - Lower urinary tract symptoms
KW - Risk factors of urinary incontinence
KW - Taiwanese women
KW - Urinary incontinence
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U2 - 10.1007/s00192-007-0314-z
DO - 10.1007/s00192-007-0314-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 17912573
AN - SCOPUS:34948829588
VL - 18
SP - 1325
EP - 1329
JO - International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
JF - International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
SN - 0937-3462
IS - 11
ER -
