Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Urinary incontinence (UI) is a distressing problem for older people. To investigate the relationship between UI and respiratory symptoms among middle-aged and older men, a community-based study was conducted in Japan.</p> <p...
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| author | Hiramatsu Tetsuo Lee Andy H Hirayama Fumi Tanikawa Yoshimasa |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Urinary incontinence (UI) is a distressing problem for older people. To investigate the relationship between UI and respiratory symptoms among middle-aged and older men, a community-based study was conducted in Japan.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A convenience sample of 668 community-dwelling men aged 40 years or above was recruited from middle and southern Japan. The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form, the Medical Research Council's dyspnoea scale and the Australian Lung Foundation's Feeling Short of Breath scale, were administered by face-to-face interviews to ascertain their UI status and respiratory symptoms.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The overall prevalence of UI was 7.6%, with urge-type leakage (59%) being most common among the 51 incontinent men. The presence of respiratory symptoms was significantly higher among incontinent men than those without the condition, especially for breathlessness (45% versus 30%, <it>p </it>= 0.025). The odds of UI for breathlessness was 2.11 (95% confidence interval 1.10-4.06) after accounting for age, body mass index, smoking and alcohol drinking status of each individual.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The findings suggested a significant association between UI and breathlessness in middle-aged and older men.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d6331b379784b92a8e127da075931a02022-12-21T23:22:32ZengBMCBMC Pulmonary Medicine1471-24662010-01-01101210.1186/1471-2466-10-2Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based studyHiramatsu TetsuoLee Andy HHirayama FumiTanikawa Yoshimasa<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Urinary incontinence (UI) is a distressing problem for older people. To investigate the relationship between UI and respiratory symptoms among middle-aged and older men, a community-based study was conducted in Japan.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A convenience sample of 668 community-dwelling men aged 40 years or above was recruited from middle and southern Japan. The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form, the Medical Research Council's dyspnoea scale and the Australian Lung Foundation's Feeling Short of Breath scale, were administered by face-to-face interviews to ascertain their UI status and respiratory symptoms.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The overall prevalence of UI was 7.6%, with urge-type leakage (59%) being most common among the 51 incontinent men. The presence of respiratory symptoms was significantly higher among incontinent men than those without the condition, especially for breathlessness (45% versus 30%, <it>p </it>= 0.025). The odds of UI for breathlessness was 2.11 (95% confidence interval 1.10-4.06) after accounting for age, body mass index, smoking and alcohol drinking status of each individual.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The findings suggested a significant association between UI and breathlessness in middle-aged and older men.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/10/2 |
| spellingShingle | Hiramatsu Tetsuo Lee Andy H Hirayama Fumi Tanikawa Yoshimasa Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
| title | Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study |
| title_full | Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study |
| title_fullStr | Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study |
| title_short | Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study |
| title_sort | breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men a community based study |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/10/2 |
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