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  • Sports Medicine
  • Urology
  • Women's Health

Background:

  • Urinary incontinence (UI) is prevalent in female athletes, especially in sports with high-impact or heavy lifting.
  • UI negatively impacts athletes' quality of life and motivation.
  • Understanding UI's contributing factors in weightlifting is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the associations between sociodemographic, training-related, obstetric, and surgical factors and UI in female weightlifters.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study of 84 French female weightlifters (aged 15-49).
  • Data collected via questionnaire on sociodemographics, gynecological history, and the Urinary Symptom Profile (USP).
  • Statistical analyses included Mann-Whitney U, Student's t-test, chi-square, and Fisher's exact tests.

Main Results:

  • 60.7% of participants reported UI; 36.9% had stress incontinence.
  • No significant associations found between UI and sociodemographic, obstetric, surgical, or training factors.
  • Slight trends indicated higher UI prevalence with vaginal delivery, episiotomy, or lacerations.

Conclusions:

  • UI is common in female weightlifters, but not linked to studied factors.
  • Further research is needed to identify other causes of UI in this population.
  • Current findings underscore the need for broader investigations into UI etiology in athletes.