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Association of impaired respiratory function with urinary incontinence
Fumi Hirayama1, Andy H Lee, Colin W Binns
1School of Public Health and National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia.
Background And Objective:
This study investigated the relationship between urinary incontinence and respiratory function in middle-aged and older Japanese men.
Methods:
Seven hundred community-dwelling men aged 40 years or above were recruited from community centres and hospital outpatient clinics. The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form was administered to ascertain their urinary incontinence status. Standardized spirometric measurements of respiratory function were performed.
Results:
The prevalence of urinary incontinence was 7.6% among the 668 eligible participants (mean age 62.7 years). The 51 men who leaked urine had significantly lower FEV1 and FVC than those who were continent (P < 0.01). The adjusted risks of urinary incontinence were 0.67 (95% CI: 0.43-1.04) and 0.63 (95% CI: 0.40-0.98) for the two continuous respiratory function variables (L), respectively.
Conclusion:
The findings indicate an inverse association between urinary incontinence and respiratory function and an additional health burden in lung diseases.
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