[Urinary incontinence in menopause].
OBJECTIVE
To determine if menopause increases the risk of developing bladder hyperactivity or stress urinary incontinence.


METHODS
A case control study was conducted on 111 women, 57 with bladder hyperactivity and 54 controls without hyperactivity, and 55 cases with stress urinary incontinence and 55 controls without stress urinary incontinence. The results were analyzed by multivariant logistic regression for the influence of age.


RESULTS
A relationship was found between age and menopause and the risk of developing stress urinary incontinence. No relationship was found between bladder hyperactivity and age or menopause. Age was found to be a negative factor of menopause in regard to the risk of developing stress urinary incontinence.


CONCLUSIONS
The risk of developing stress urinary incontinence in menopausal women decreases with age and disappears after age 52.
Salinas Casado
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España. garsi-prod@redestb.es
Vírseda Chamorro
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Teba del Pino
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Vázquez Alba
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Adot Zurbano
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D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000453:epidemiology*