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The prevalence of urinary incontinence in obese women and its effect on quality of life

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Pages 207-218 | Received 27 Feb 2021, Accepted 18 Jul 2021, Published online: 08 Nov 2021
 

ABSTRACT

This is an analytical cross-sectional study conducted to investigate the incidence of urinary incontinence in obese women and its effect on quality of life. The mean BMI of the obese women participating in the study was 37.34 ± 4.85 and 88.1% of them had urinary incontinence. The I-QOL score was 63 (min; max: 25; 108) in the women found to have urinary incontinence. According to the ICIQ-SF scores obtained, urinary incontinence was higher than the disturbing level.

Acknowledgments

The authors thank the women who participated in this study. This study was produced from the Master’s thesis.

Disclosure statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Funding

The authors declare that this study received no funding.

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