The association of adiposity and overactive bladder appears to differ by gender: results from the Boston Area Community Health survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We investigate the association of different measures of adiposity (waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index) with overactive bladder (urinary frequency and urgency), whether the association varies by gender or age and whether it persists when models are adjusted for other confounders.

Materials and methods

Data were from the Boston Area Community Health epidemiological survey, a random sample of 5,503 Boston, Massachusetts, residents 30 to 79 years old with equal representation from 3 racial/ethnic groups (black, Hispanic and white). Statistical analysis involved nonparametric loess models and multivariate logistic regression.

Results

We noted distinct patterns by gender for the association of various adiposity measures wi

SUBMITTER: Link CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3057464 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature