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| Authors: | Raquel Chatkin Claudio C Mottin José M Chatkin |
| Institution: | 1. School of Public Health, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia 2. Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Toyota Kosei Hospital, Aichi Prefectural Welfare Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, Aichi, Japan 3. Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Komaki City Hospital, Aichi, Japan |
| Abstract: | BackgroundUrinary 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.MethodsA 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.ResultsThe 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.ConclusionsThe findings suggested a significant association between UI and breathlessness in middle-aged and older men. |
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