2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.07.051
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Risk factors for urinary incontinence among middle-aged women

Abstract: Objective: Identify risk factors for urinary incontinence in middle-aged women.Study Design: Cross-sectional analysis of 83,355 Nurses' Health Study II participants. Since 1989, women have provided health information on mailed questionnaires; in 2001, at age 37-54 years, information on urinary incontinence was requested. We examined adjusted odds ratios of incontinence using logistic regression.Results: 43% of women reported incontinence. After adjustment, African-American (OR=0.49, 95% CI 0.40-0.60) and Asian… Show more

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“…Danforth et al 19 found association between smoking and UI onset (OR = 1.34; CI 95% = 1.25 to 1.45); however, as mentioned above, this relation is not usually frequent in the older population 4,8 . Regarding UUI, nicotine presents a direct effect in the muscular contractions of the bladder, causing symptoms of urinary urge 20 .…”
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confidence: 94%
“…Danforth et al 19 found association between smoking and UI onset (OR = 1.34; CI 95% = 1.25 to 1.45); however, as mentioned above, this relation is not usually frequent in the older population 4,8 . Regarding UUI, nicotine presents a direct effect in the muscular contractions of the bladder, causing symptoms of urinary urge 20 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…Fatores associados estabelecidos na literatura, como o parto e o sobrepeso, não aumentam as chances de IU em idosas ativas 2,[22][23][24][25] . Estudos demonstraram que paridade, via de parto ou realização de episiotomia não são fatores de risco para IU entre a população idosa 1,5 .…”
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“…Desse modo, percebe-se que a problemática da IU é mais frequente em mulheres e, dentre estas, podem ser observados como fatores de risco associados à sua ocorrência: diabetes melitus; medicações anti-hipertensivas; tabagismo; doenças pulmonares, como a doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica; gestações e partos; alterações hormonais; infecções do trato urinário; sobrepeso; cirurgias pélvicas e, para alguns pesquisadores, ainda não comprovado cientificamente, a atividade física de alto impacto associada ao esforço físico [5][6][7] .…”
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