[Urinary incontinence. A study of occurrence in the municipality of Sund].
The study describes the prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence, factors associated with incontinence, use of remedies and social consequences of incontinence among groups of the population in a small municipality in Western Norway. We sent a 35-item questionnaire by post to all men and women in Sund aged 44-45 and 74-75, total 145 persons. The answers were anonymous, and information was received from 88 persons (61%). 21% of the young males and 50% of the old males were incontinent. The corresponding figures for females were 31% for young and 27% for old females respectively.
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Spigset
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Johansen
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Kopperud
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Lier
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Nielsen
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Pleym
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Wedde
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Bakke
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Aasen
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D012737:Sex Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology*
Urininkontinens. En prevalensundersøkelse fra Sund kommune.