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Urinary incontinence as a risk factor for mortality
A R Herzog1, A C Diokno, M B Brown
1Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48106-1248.
Objective:
To determine whether mortality is independently associated with urinary incontinence.
Design:
6-year prospective study that started in 1983/84.
Setting:
A Midwestern County.
Participants:
Probability sample of 1956 community-residing persons 60 years of age and older in 1983/84.
Measurements:
The independent variables of urinary incontinence, its types and severity, were measured by survey self-report, which was validated with clinical exams. The control variables of age, education, and health status were also self-reported. The dependent variable of death was established during follow-up interviews from reports of previously designated contact persons.
Results:
Neither incontinence status nor its severity level or types were found to be positively associated with 6-year mortality in logistic regression analyses that adjusted for age, education, and health status.
Conclusion:
Whereas urinary incontinence can be an embarrassing and socially debilitating condition, it does not itself predict or contribute to mortality.
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