title: [Urinary incontinence in women aged 30-59 years. An epidemiological study].
abstract: Among the female population of Aarhus Municipality, Denmark, 3,114 women were drawn at random and sent a postal questionnaire about the occurrence of urinary incontinence (UI) in adult life. The response rate was 85%. 26% of the respondents had experienced one or more episodes of UI in adult life. 14% had perceived UI as a social or hygienic problem cf. the UI definition of The International Continence Society. The mean 1987 period prevalence was observed to be 17% (ICS defined UI, 10%). UI incidence rose with increasing age, especially in age groups 25-29 and 45-49 years. By the age of 59, 30% had experienced UI (ICS defined UI, 18%). Pure stress UI and combined stress and urge UI were the most frequent clinical types.
authors.affiliation: Arhus Kommunehospital, urologisk afdeling K.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foldspang
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Elving
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mommsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Urininkontinens hos 30-59-årige kvinder. En epidemiologisk undersøgelse.