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ArticleInternational journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association2020

Impact of smoking habit on overactive bladder symptoms and incontinence in women.

Takashi Kawahara, Hiroki Ito, Masahiro Yao, Hiroji Uemura

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Article in International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Takashi KawaharaDepartments of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Hiroki ItoDepartments of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Masahiro YaoDepartment of Urology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Hiroji UemuraDepartments of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Yokohama City University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the correlation between smoking habit and lower urinary tract symptoms in women.

methodsWe first screened 10 000 female patients to examine their smoking habit. A total of 7004 samples were successfully collected for further analysis through a urinary continence survey. The ratio of current smoking to non-smoking participants was set as 1:3 to allow thorough assessment of the impact of cigarette smoking on lower urinary tract symptoms.

resultsA total of 4756 complete responses were obtained for the Overactive Bladder Symptom Score and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form questionnaire. The current smokers (2.54 ± 2.91, 2.48 ± 4.01) and ex-smokers (2.27 ± 2.50, 2.25 ± 3.50) showed significantly higher Overactive Bladder Symptom Score and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form scores than the non-smokers (1.70 ± 2.05, 1.49 ± 2.73) (P < 0.0001, P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0001, P < 0.0001, respectively). The prevalence of urgency was affected by the smoking status. Younger participants (aged 20-39 years) showed a stronger influence of their smoking habit than older participants (aged ≥40 years). Urgency urinary incontinence was also affected by the smoking status.

conclusionsThe prevalence of urgency and urgency urinary incontinence is correlated with age and smoking habit, and both current and ex-smokers show an increased prevalence of urgency and urgency urinary incontinence compared with non-smokers, especially younger women.

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Lower Urinary Tract SymptomsUrinary Bladder, OveractiveUrinary IncontinenceAdultFemaleHumansSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultcontinencelower urinary tract symptomsoveractive bladdersmokingurgent urinary incontinence

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PMID32875688
PMCPMC7754378
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