Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: The Role of Body Composition and Muscle Strength: From the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate prospective relationships between body composition and muscle strength with predominantly stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) in older women.

Design

Prospective community-dwelling observational cohort study (Health, Aging, and Body Composition study).

Participants

Women initially aged 70 to 79 recruited from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Memphis, Tennessee (N = 1,475).

Measurements

Urinary incontinence was assessed using structured questionnaires. Body mass index (BMI), grip strength, quadriceps torque, and walking speed were assessed using physical examination and performance testing. Appendicular lean body mass (ALM) and whole-body fat mass were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Res

SUBMITTER: Suskind AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5258849 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature