Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study
Background: 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. Methods: A convenience sample of 668 community-dwelling men aged 40 ye...
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| author | Hirayama, Fumi Lee, Andy Hiramatsu, T. Tanikawa, Y. |
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| description | Background: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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%, p = 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. Conclusions: The findings suggested a significant association between UI and breathlessness in middle-aged and older men. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-400792017-09-13T15:07:14Z Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study Hirayama, Fumi Lee, Andy Hiramatsu, T. Tanikawa, Y. Background: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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%, p = 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. Conclusions: The findings suggested a significant association between UI and breathlessness in middle-aged and older men. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40079 10.1186/1471-2466-10-2 BioMed Central Ltd fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Hirayama, Fumi Lee, Andy Hiramatsu, T. Tanikawa, Y. Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study |
| 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://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40079 |