Relationship between Body Mass Index and Overactive Bladder in Women and Correlations with Urodynamic Evaluation

Objective: The aim of the study was to establish a correlation between Overactive Bladder (OAB) symptoms and Body Mass Index (BMI) in women aged 20-45. Methods: We interviewed 1.050 women aged 20-45 in the area of Campinas, Brazil, to investigate the prevalence of overactive bladder symptoms. In this study, we used the ICIQ-OAB questionnaire (ICS standard), in its validated portuguese version and a specific questionnaire for the demographics, which includes information about BMI. Results: Overall, women with BMI ≥30 presented a significantly higher score than women with a lower BMI (18.5 - 24.9) (p=0.0066). In the analysis of individual symptoms, no significant differences were found regarding urinary frequency (p=0.5469). Women with BMI ≥30 presented more nocturia than women with BMI ranging between 18.5 and 24.9 (p=0.0154). Women in the group of BMI 25 - 29.9 presented more urgency than women with BMI 18.5 - 24.9 (p=0.0278). Significant difference was also found regarding urge-incontinence; women with BMI 25 - 29.9 presented a higher score than women in the group 18.5 - 24.9 (p= 0.0017). Analysis was also performed on the visual analogue scale regarding how much each symptom bothers the women (quality of life). There were no significant differences regarding frequency, nocturia or urgency but urgency incontinence bother was significant. Women with BMI 25 - 29.9 were more bothered by incontinence than women with BMI 18.5 - 24.9 (p=0.002). Conclusion: In conclusion, this study reinforces the correlation between BMI and OAB symptoms. Obese women present more OAB symptoms than non-obese women.

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Impact of body mass index on treatment efficacy of mirabegron for overactive bladder in females

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology ◽

10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.11.018 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 196 ◽

pp. 64-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Jan Krhut ◽

Alois Martan ◽

Roman Zachoval ◽

Tomáš Hanuš ◽

Kamil Švabík ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Overactive Bladder ◽

Body Mass ◽

Treatment Efficacy

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Urodynamic evaluation of patients with studer orthotopic urinary diversion and the impact of body mass index on micturition parameters

Türk Üroloji Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Urology ◽

10.5152/tud.2011.004 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 20-24

Author(s):

Tahir Karadeniz ◽

Ender Kavukcu ◽

Caner Baran ◽

Kamil Medih Topsakal

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Urinary Diversion ◽

Body Mass ◽

Urodynamic Evaluation ◽

Orthotopic Urinary Diversion ◽

The Impact

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Prevalence and associated risk factors among patients with overactive bladder syndrome in Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.12669/pjms.37.4.4262 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Sajid Rashid ◽

Muhammad Naveed Babur ◽

Rehan Ramzan Khan ◽

Muhammad Usman Khalid ◽

Haroon Mansha ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Overactive Bladder ◽

Body Mass ◽

Pelvic Surgery ◽

Overactive Bladder Syndrome ◽

Associated Risk Factors ◽

Tract Infections

Objectives: To determine the Prevalence and associated risk factors among patients with overactive bladder syndrome in Pakistan. Methods: This was a community-based, face to face, cross sectional survey to calculate the prevalence and its associated risk factors. A sample of 1058 patients, women and men aged between 35 to 60 years having symptoms of overactive bladder was selected through convenience sampling from different cities of Pakistan during September to December 2020. Data was collected by using an Overactive Bladder Scoring System (OABSS) tool for prevalence and a developed questionnaire to rule out the risk factors. Results: The prevalence was 27.4% (n=289) and it increased with age. The average ages for women and men were 44.60±7.88 and 46.14±7.69 years respectively. The OAB prevalence was the lowest among the participants aged 35-43 years 15.2% (n=55) while it was highest among those who were aged 53-60 years 49.6%, (n=127). The age, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, income, family history, parity and urinary tract infection were found to be significant associated risk factors for overactive bladder with p value <0.05. Conclusion: The overall prevalence of overactive bladder was 27.4% and it does not differ by gender, hypertension, pelvic surgery, smoking, constipation and sleep while it has significant association with age, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, income, parity and urinary tract infections. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.4.4262 How to cite this:Rashid S, Babur MN, Khan RR, Khalid MU, Mansha H, Riaz S. Prevalence and associated risk factors among patients with overactive bladder syndrome in Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(4):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.4.4262 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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