Prevalence of urinary incontinence in women 45-65 years of PadreCarollo Hospital.

Abstract

Introduction: Urinary incontinence (IU) is a disease that mainly affects women and older adults, affecting their quality of life. Inaddition, its treatment and its sequelae represent a relevant economic cost in health systems.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors of IU in women from 45 to 65 years, attended in the Hospital "Padre-Rollo", in the period 2016-2017.

Material and Methods: Retrospective case-control study reviewing 887 clinical histories. We analyzed the association between variables (CHI2), the "odd ratios" (multiple regression) and Beta values. The risk factors analyzed were number of pregnancies, age, occupation, type of birth, BMI, hypertension and type of treatment.

Results:Forty-five patients were diagnosed with IU (5.07%; IC95%: 3.62-6.51), 44 had UI effort and 1 had mixed UI. The CHI2 Test determined an association between IU, the number of pregnancies (P = 0.002) and hypertension (P = 0.025). Multiple regression found significant associations for the number of pregnancies (P = 0.003), hypertension (P = 0.030) and caesarean births (P = 0.016). The Beta values ratified these results.

Conclusion: IU prevalence was 5.07%. As for the types of IU, the most frequent within the sample was stress urinary incontinence. The number of pregnancies was the most significant risk factor in relation to the variables age, occupation, type of birth, BMI, hypertension and type of treatment. Multiple regression showed a significant relationship between the number of pregnancies and IU, for Primiparous, multiparous and Gran Multiparous. The BETA values showed that the predictive factors of the most important IU presence were women great multiparous, multiparous, primiparous, hypertension, BMI and age.