Effects of sociodemographic features and accompanying systemic diseases on urinary incontinence

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the urinary incontinence (UI) subtype of women who present with complaints of urinary incontinence to our clinic, to identify risk factors related with this type and to determine the effects of sociodemographic features. Material and Method: This retrospective study was approved by Clinical Trials Ethics Committee in Malatya and included 386 patients who presented to Urology Clinic of Malatya Research and Education Hospital. Classification of the UI subtypes was performed using Turkish Version of International Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF) which was validated by Cetinel et al. Comorbidities and other data of the patients were evaluated by asking the patients. Results: The mean age of the patients was 51.4 years (range: 18-92 years). The mean number of births was 4.1 (range 0-10) and 90.2% of the women were married. The mean BMI was 27.24 kg/m2. Stress urinary incontinence was found in 24 (6.3%) patients, urge type urinary incontinence was found in 94 (24.3%) patients and mixed type urinary incontinence was found in 268 (69.4) patients when the type of incontinence was questioned. From the comorbid diseases, diabetes mellitus was present in 74 patients (19,1%) while hypertension was present in 84 (21,8%) patients. There were statistically significant differences among UI and age and BMI. Discussion: Such diseases as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, lumbar disc hernia, and multiple sclerosis, birth trauma, past urogynecological surgery, age, BMI, and the number of births are risk factors for UI.