Prevalence of overactive bladder, its under-diagnosis, and risk factors in a male urologic veterans population

Wellman W Cheung; William Blank; Dorota Borawski; William Tran; Martin H Bluth

doi:10.7150/ijms.7.391

Prevalence of overactive bladder, its under-diagnosis, and risk factors in a male urologic veterans population

Int J Med Sci. 2010 Nov 12;7(6):391-4. doi: 10.7150/ijms.7.391.

Authors

Wellman W Cheung¹, William Blank, Dorota Borawski, William Tran, Martin H Bluth

Affiliation

¹ SUNY Downstate Medical School, Department of Urology, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA. wellman.cheung@downstate.edu

Abstract

Purpose: We assess the prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB) and its risk factors in a male urologic veterans population.

Materials and methods: Validated self-administered questionnaire was prospectively given.

Results: Among 1086 patients, OAB was present in 75%, of which 48% had not been diagnosed/treated. The risk of OAB increased with age. OAB was not associated with BMI, smoking, race, diabetes, CHF, and COPD.

Conclusions: The prevalence of OAB in this population is under-diagnosed and under-treated.

Keywords: OAB; incontinence; male; overactive bladder; urology; veterans.

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Urinary Bladder, Overactive / diagnosis*
Urinary Bladder, Overactive / epidemiology*
Urinary Bladder, Overactive / etiology
Veterans / statistics & numerical data