SynthesisFemale pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery
Associations Between Risk Factors and Overactive Bladder: A Meta-analysis.
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- Global Prevalence of Overactive Bladder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of skin-adhesive low-level light therapy for overactive bladder: a Phase III study.International urogynecology journal · 2022Trial
- Management of Persistent Storage Symptoms and Overactive Bladder in Men Diagnosed with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Narrative Review.Advances in therapy · 2026Review
- Prevalence and Trends in Overactive Bladder Among Women in the United States, 2005-2020.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
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- <p>Anxiety‑induced overactive bladder: The role of oxidative stress and NF‑κB signaling pathway with Hsp90 as a potential biomarker</p>.Molecular medicine reports · 2026Article
- Association between social determinants of health and overactive bladder: exploring the role of cardiovascular health in a cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Utilization of More Than One Minimally Invasive Overactive Bladder Therapy Among Older Adults; a National Medicare Study.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2026Article
- The positive correlation between parity and overactive bladder in American adults: the mediating effect of body mass index.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Oxidative balance scores and overactive bladder: mediating effects of oxidative stress and inflammatory factors.BMC urology · 2025Article
- Construction and validation of a nomogram model for prediction of overactive bladder in female nurses.Medicine · 2025Article
- Prevalence, Impact on Quality of Life, and Predictive Factors of Co-Existent Overactive-Underactive Bladder in Women.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence and Overactive Bladder Among Female University Students in Kazakhstan.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Combined healthy lifestyles and overactive bladder: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2007-2020.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Sleep duration and overactive bladder syndrome in US adults: a propensity score matching cohort study using NHANES 2005-2018.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- U-shaped association between ultra-processed food intake and overactive bladder in US adults: a national cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Efficacy and safety of Solifenacin combined with Mirabegron in treating overactive bladder in female patients following bladder instillation for bladder cancer.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Protocol for a Series of Systematic Reviews and Network Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials of Medications for Patients with Overactive Bladder Symptoms.European urology open science · 2024Article
- The association between education level and overactive bladder: Evidence from a U.S. population-based study.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- The prevalence of overactive bladder and its impact on the quality of life: A cross-sectional study.Arab journal of urology · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors of overactive bladder (OAB).
methodsThe PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were retrieved through May 2016. Odds ratios (OR) or standard mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to evaluate the associations between risk factors and OAB. Heterogeneity among studies was examined using χ test based on the Q and I tests.
resultsA total of 28 articles were analyzed in our study. The results suggested that age and body mass index were significantly higher in OAB patients than in non-OAB controls (SMDs [95% CIs], 0.30 [0.19-0.41] and 0.39 [0.24-0.53]). A significant negative association was found between employment status and OAB (OR [95% CIs], 0.64 [0.46-0.90]). However, sex, educational level, parity, vaginal delivery, race, menopause, marital status, smoking, and alcohol consumption were not significantly different in OAB and non-OAB control patients (ORs [95% CIs], 0.95 [0.59-1.55], 1.04 [0.82, 1.33], 0.98 [0.56-1.70], 1.66 [0.90-3.07], 0.98 [0.75-1.28], 1.84 [0.23-14.70], 0.97 [0.78-1.19], 0.91 [0.77-1.08], and 0.88 [0.71-1.09], respectively). In addition, the number of parities and vaginal deliveries in OAB patients also showed no significant differences compared with non-OAB control patients (SMDs [95% CI], 0.05 [-0.27 to 0.38] and -0.16 [0.40 to 0.09]).
conclusionsThis meta-analysis suggests that age and body mass index are associated with increased risks of OAB, whereas employment status is associated with a decreased risk of OAB. Further prospective studies with large sample sizes are needed to confirm this conclusion.
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