Observational studyUrology2019
Relationship Between Central Obesity, General Obesity, Overactive Bladder Syndrome and Urinary Incontinence Among Male and Female Patients Seeking Care for Their Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.
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- Effects of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Pelvic Floor Disorders in Female Patients with Severe Obesity: a Prospective Study.Obesity surgery · 2023Trial
- Navigating the challenges of overactive bladder management in women.World journal of urology · 2026Review
- Symptoms and subtypes of patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction - insights from the Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026Review
- Beyond BMI: Visceral Fat and Comorbidities as Major Risk Factors for Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Women-A Case-Control Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Positive and non-linear association of sagittal abdominal diameter-to-height ratio with stress urinary incontinence in US women: evidence from NHANES 2011-2016.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
- Inflammatory and neuroimmune imbalance in diabetic incontinence: insights from serum biomarker profiling.BMC urology · 2025Observational
- The positive correlation between parity and overactive bladder in American adults: the mediating effect of body mass index.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association between cardiometabolic index and overactive bladder in U.S. adults: findings from NHANES [2017-2020].Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical activity and overactive bladder among American adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2007-2018.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Protective Role of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Stress Urinary Incontinence with Special Emphasis on Overweight/Obese Individuals.International journal of medical sciences · 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
- The relationship between increased regional body fat and overactive bladder: a population-based study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Association between lipid accumulation products and stress urinary incontinence: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2005 to 2018.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Article
- Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN): An introduction to the Urinary Urgency Phenotyping Protocol LURN II.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2024Review
- Lower urinary tract symptoms among normal-weight, overweight, and obese palestinians: a study of prevalence and impact on the quality of life.BMC urology · 2024Article
- Association between weight-adjusted waist index and overactive bladder syndrome among adult women in the United States: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in the Tacna Region of Peru, 2023.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Methylglyoxal and Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs): Targets for the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes-Associated Bladder Dysfunction?Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Abdominal obesity as assessed by anthropometric measures associates with urinary incontinence in females: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2018.BMC women's health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe the relationship between metabolic factors and lower urinary tract symptoms, overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) and urinary incontinence (UI).
methodsAdult male and female patients who presented to a clinician from the symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction research network were recruited. Urinary symptoms (presence of OAB, any UI, stress UI (SUI), urgency UI (UUI), urgency, frequency, and nocturia) were assessed with the lower urinary tract symptoms tool. Metabolic factors assessed included central obesity (waist circumference, using the Adult Treatment Panel III, the International Diabetes Federation thresholds, and waist circumference as a continuous variable), general obesity (body mass index as dichotomous or continuous variables), diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Multivariable logistic regression was used to test for associations.
results920 participants were studied. In multivariable analyses, central obesity (per 10 cm larger waist) was associated with higher odds of UI in both sexes (odds ratio [OR] = 1.16, P = .008), SUI in females (OR = 1.27, P = .008), UUI in both sexes (OR = 1.24, P = .001), OAB in females (OR = 1.248, P = .003), as well as frequency and nocturia. General obesity (5-unit increase in body mass index) was associated with UI, UUI, urgency and frequency in both sexes, and with SUI and OAB in females. We did not find associations between central or general obesity and OAB in males. Dyslipidemia was associated with nocturia ≥2.
conclusionIn patients, central and general obesity were key metabolic factors associated with UI in both males and females, and with OAB in females but not in males. The association between dyslipidemia and nocturia ≥2 needs further research.
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