The Epidemiological Research On The Adult Female Urinary Incontinence Of Liaoning

ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence,of urinary incontinence of females in Liaoning, investigate the correlated influencing factors.The definition of urinary incontinence (UI) by the International Continence Society(ICS) is the involuntary loss of urine that is a social or hygienic problem.Urinary incontinence is a commonly encountered disease in women.The prevalence varies between 10%-40%(even in a wider range) in different reports.About half of them are stress incontinence,and the others are urge incontinence and mixed incontinence.In recent years,Urogynecology has rapidly developed into a new discipline internationally.According to the current epidemiological investigations globally,the high-risk factors for UI prevalence includes age,pregnancy,delivery,delivery mode,parity,obesity,chronic pelvic pain(CPP), pelvic organ prolapse,menopause,combined chronic medical diseases,race, occupation,diet and some other factors.In order to explore the epidemiology of UI in the adult female population in Liaoning(such as contributing factors,high risk population etc.),we conducted this epidemiological investigation.MethodsThe subjects investigated were 4000 females≥18 years old.Random cluster multistage sampling design was used,and field investigation was conducted with modified International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms(ICIQ-FLUTS).ResultsThe recovery rate of questionnaire was 100%,3884 valid questionnaires were obtained,and the rate of valid questionnaire was 97.1%.The prevalence of urinary incontinence about females in Liaoning was 21.9%(851/3884),among which,the prevalences of stress incontinence,urge incontinence,mixed incontinence and other incontinence were 16.9%(658/3884),1.8%(71/3884),3.0%(116/3884),0.2%(6/3884), respectively.ConclusionsAge,high body mass index,heavy physical labor,chronic pelvic pain,pregnancy and delivery history,gravidity,parity and newborn infant body weight are the risk factors for the urinary incontinence of the adult females in Liaoning.