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Persistent Urinary Incontinence in Female Patients with Chronic Cough: A 6-month Longitudinal Analysis.

Hwa Young Lee, Seung-Eun Lee, Noeul Kang, Byung-Jae Lee, Eun-Jung Jo, Sae-Hoon Kim, Yoon-Seok Chang, Ji-Ho Lee, Ji-Su Shim, Min-Hye Kim and 14 more

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Hwa Young LeeDivision of Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine,, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Korea. lehwyo@catholic.ac.kr.
Seung-Eun LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
Noeul KangDivision of Allergy, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Byung-Jae LeeDivision of Allergy, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eun-Jung JoDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Sae-Hoon KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
Yoon-Seok ChangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
Ji-Ho LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Ji-Su ShimDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Min-Hye KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Kyung-Min AhnDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Jin AnDepartment of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Sung-Yoon KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Youngsang YooDepartment of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea.
Sang-Heon KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Han-Ki ParkDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Ha-Kyeong WonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
Byung-Keun KimDivision of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Mi-Yeong KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
So-Young ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Gwangmyeong, Korea.
Young-Chan KimDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Ji-Yoon OhDivision of Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Jiung JeongDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Woo-Jung SongDepartment of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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Abstract

introductionUrinary incontinence (UI) is common among female patients with chronic cough; however, factors associated with persistent UI and related clinical outcomes remain insufficiently defined.

methodsLongitudinal data were analyzed from female patients with chronic cough enrolled in the Korean Chronic Cough Registry. Study participants received cough guideline-based management. Cough-associated UI status and patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures were evaluated at baseline and at 6 months. UI status was categorized as persistent, resolved, or absent based on findings at both time points. Baseline clinical characteristics were compared across groups, and regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with persistent UI and to estimate longitudinal changes in PROs.

resultsAmong 206 female study participants, 24.3% had persistent UI, 22.3% showed improvement, and 50% had no UI. At the 6-month assessment, 11 (16.7%) subjects with minimal cough severity (cough Visual Analog Scale [VAS] < 20) continued to report UI. Patients with persistent UI were older than those without UI (57.8 ± 11.1 vs. 51.6 ± 14.9 years, P = 0.026) and had a higher body mass index (BMI) (24.8 [22.2-27.4] vs. 23.0 [20.8-25.2] kg/m DISCUSSION: UI may persist in one-quarter of female patients despite treatment for chronic cough. Persistent UI was associated with older age, higher BMI, and less improvement in cough hypersensitivity symptom scores. These findings indicate heterogeneity in UI outcomes during chronic cough management and underscore the need for clinical attention to patients with persistent UI.

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Chronic CoughCoughUrinary IncontinenceAdultAgedAge FactorsBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresRegistriesRepublic of KoreaSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsChronic coughCough hypersensitivity syndromeUrinary incontinence

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