Prolapse symptoms in overweight and obese women before and after weight loss.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to estimate the association between body mass index (BMI) and pelvic organ prolapse symptoms and bother among overweight and obese women with urinary incontinence before and after weight loss.

Methods

Women (N = 338) were randomized to either an intensive 6-month weight loss or educational program (control); they were evaluated for prolapse symptoms at baseline and 6 months. Symptomatic prolapse was defined as a positive response to at least 1 prolapse subscale question of the Urogenital Distress Inventory. "Bother" was defined as responses of slight, moderate, or great. Women with prolapse symptoms were analyzed by baseline BMI category: overweight, obese, and severely obese at baseline and at 6 months. Proportional odds regression

SUBMITTER: Myers DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4247226 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature