Low-carbohydrate diet, overweight/obesity and female urinary incontinence: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) on the relationship between overweight/obese and urinary incontinence (UI) in women.

Methods

A total of 13,733 female patients were included in this cross-sectional study, utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018. Various subtypes of UI were the primary endpoint. Overweight was defined as 25 kg/m² ≤ body mass index (BMI) < 30 kg/m²; obese was defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m². LCD was categorized into two groups based on median value: low-LCD group, high-LCD group. We employed weighted univariate and multivariate regression analysis to examine the association between overweight, obese, and UI [including stress UI (S

SUBMITTER: Lv W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481888 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature