Ethnic and racial social identity, socioeconomic position, and women's bladder health.

ABSTRACT: To inform policies and programs designed to prevent lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and promote bladder health among different social groups, this research utilized RISE FOR HEALTH data to examine potential health inequities in LUTS and bladder health by different indices of socioeconomic position, as well as ethnic and racial social identity. Data were collected in 2022-2023 from 3322 adult women from nine regions of the United States. Higher socioeconomic position-regardless of whether it was measured as education, percent federal poverty level, or health insurance coverage and type-was associated with fewer, less frequent LUTS and better bladder health independent of ethnic and racial identity. These findings are consistent with the broader literature on LUTS, while also extending t

SUBMITTER: Brady SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12373427 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature