Overactive bladder: the importance of tailoring treatment to the individual patient

Figures & data

Figure 1 The prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB), taking prescription medicines and comorbidities all increase with age.^14–16

Figure 2 Increased heart rate is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality.

Notes: ^aP < 0.05; ^bP < 0.01 for increased risk of cardiovascular mortality versus risk ratio of 1.0. Relative hazards were calculated by Cox proportional hazard model and adjusted for variables. Adapted with permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: American Journal of Hypertension, Hozawa A, Ohkubo T, Kikuya M, et al. Prognostic value of home heart rate for cardiovascular mortality in the general population: the Ohasama study. Am J Hypertens. 2004;17(11 Pt 1):1005–1010.²⁵, Copyright 2004.
Abbreviation: bpm, beats per minute.

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