Influence of sports groups on the risk of stress urinary incontinence in sportswomen

Abstract

ObjectivesTo evaluate sports groups on the risk of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in sportswomen and its impact on their quality of life. Study designCross-sectional study. The group consisted of 249 sportswomen with a mean age of 22.18 ± 6.11 years. We used the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ-UI), the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) and the Quality of Life Assessment Questionnaire Concerning Urinary Incontinence (Contilife) were used for evaluation. We divided the sports into the following six groups: 1. Functional mobilization sports (FMS); 2. Strength sports (SS); 3. Aesthetic-coordination and sensory-concentration sports (ACS); 4. Heuristic-individual and martial arts (HIS + MAS); 5. Heuristic-collective sports with a hockey stick (HCS-A); and 6. Heuristic-collective sports with a ball (HCS-B). ResultsThe symptoms of SUI according to the ICIQ-UI SF were 1.80 ± 2.93. The estimate of the relative risk (OR) of developing SUI was most significant in the FMS group (OR = 1.96, 95% CI: 1.04–3.68; p < 0.03). Other sports groups did not pose a significant relative risk of developing SUI and had a lower incidence of SUI. In SS was OR = 0.77, in EKS, OR = 0.69, in (HIS + BS), OR = 1.26, in (HKS-A) was OR = 0.63, in (HKS-B) was OR = 1.02. There were no significant differences between the groups in the overall score of the Contilife, which assesses quality of life. ConclusionThe Functional mobilization sports group had a 1.96 times higher risk of SUI compared to that in other sports groups.