Abstract
Objectives:To determine the Prevalence and associated risk factors among patients with overactive bladder syndrome in Pakistan.Methods:This was a community-based, face to face, cross sectional survey to calculate the prevalence and its associated risk factors. A sample of 1058 patients, women and men aged between 35 to 60 years having symptoms of overactive bladder was selected through convenience sampling from different cities of Pakistan during September to December 2020. Data was collected by using an Overactive Bladder Scoring System (OABSS) tool for prevalence and a developed questionnaire to rule out the risk factors.Results:The prevalence was 27.4% (n=289) and it increased with age. The average ages for women and men were 44.60±7.88 and 46.14±7.69 years respectively. The OAB prevalence was the lowest among the participants aged 35-43 years 15.2% (n=55) while it was highest among those who were aged 53-60 years 49.6%, (n=127). The age, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, income, family history, parity and urinary tract infection were found to be significant associated risk factors for overactive bladder with p value <0.05.Conclusion:The overall prevalence of overactive bladder was 27.4% and it does not differ by gender, hypertension, pelvic surgery, smoking, constipation and sleep while it has significant association with age, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, income, parity and urinary tract infections.
Highlights
The overactive bladder (OAB) is a common disorder which affects numerous human lives in the world.[1]
Data was collected by using Overactive Bladder Scoring System (OABSS) tool for prevalence and a developed questionnaire containing questions pertaining to age, gender, body mass index (BMI), hypertension, diabetes, parity, smoking, constipation, Pelvic surgery, UTI and sleep to find out the associated risk factors
In total OAB prevalence was 27.4% (n=289) and it increased with age
Summary
The overactive bladder (OAB) is a common disorder which affects numerous human lives in the world.[1] In spite of the fact that OAB is curable, yet most of the patients of OAB are unaware of it and they do not try to get medical attentions. Correspondence: February 9, 2021 February 27, 2021 March 18, 2021 urinary tract symptoms including micturition, urgency with or without incontinence, nocturia and polyuria cause overactive bladder.[2] In diagnosing OAB, urgency is considered to be the major symptom. It is related to depression in the elderly population; decreased health related quality of life and decreased sleep quality.[1,3] The overactive bladder results in emotional, social, physical, sexual and psychological problems and it is thought to be a serious health issue. Many factors including alcohol consumption, parity, sex, body mass index (BMI), age, hypertension, race, constipation, smoking, diabetes, marital status, educational level and employment status may be related to OAB.[1,4,5] It is diagnosed clinically and proved with the help of the defining
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