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Eric S Chai1,2, Jonathan T Ryan2,3, Vismitha Naik4

  • 1University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Neurourology and Urodynamics
|June 16, 2026
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Intentional weight loss significantly reduces urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms compared to unintentional loss. Exercise emerged as the most effective strategy for managing stress, urge, and mixed UI in both men and women.

Keywords:
NHANESexerciseobesityoveractive bladderurinary incontinenceweight loss

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Published on: May 30, 2025

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Obesity Research
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Urinary incontinence (UI), encompassing stress (SUI), urge (UUI), and mixed (MUI) subtypes, is frequently linked to obesity.
  • Weight loss is a common recommendation for UI management, yet the comparative impact of intentionality and specific strategies on UI severity is not well-understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between intentionality of weight loss and UI severity.
  • To compare the effectiveness of various weight loss strategies (dietary changes, exercise, intermittent fasting, diet pills) on UI symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 16,331 adults from the 2001-2020 NHANES cohorts with self-reported 1-year weight loss and UI questionnaire data.
  • Ordinal logistic regression, adjusted for demographic factors, BMI, and comorbidities, assessed the relationship between weight loss intentionality and UI severity (defined by leakage episodes).

Main Results:

  • Intentional weight loss was linked to significantly lower odds of frequent SUI, UUI, and MUI compared to unintentional weight loss.
  • Exercise was associated with the lowest prevalence of frequent SUI, UUI, and MUI symptoms in both males and females.
  • Exercise demonstrated effectiveness in reducing UUI symptom frequency even with ≤5% weight loss.

Conclusions:

  • Intentional weight loss is associated with a reduced likelihood of frequent UI symptoms.
  • Exercise is the most effective intervention for mitigating SUI, UUI, and MUI severity in both sexes.
  • Findings support active behavioral modification for weight loss in UI management, warranting further comparative studies on exercise and other strategies.