Medication use and control of urination among community-dwelling older adults.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the use of medications with urological activity (UA) is associated with self-reported difficulty in control of urination.


METHODS
This is a cross-sectional study using data from the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly.


RESULTS
Difficulty holding urine was reported by 49.5% of men and 54.0% of the women. Overall, 50.9% of men and 72.7% of the women took one or more medications with UA. Multivariable logistic regression for men revealed that neither use of any medication with UA (Adjusted [Adj.] Odds Ratio [OR] 1.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.84-1.50) nor the number of medications with UA used was associated with urinary difficulties (Adj. OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.97-1.21). For women, there was a significant association (p < .05) between use of any medication with UA and reported urinary difficulty (Adj. OR = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.05-1.62).


CONCLUSIONS
Medications with UA may be related to difficulty in controlling urine among community-dwelling elderly women.
Ruby
Christine M
CM
Duke University Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of North Carolina, USA.
Hanlon
Joseph T
JT
Fillenbaum
Gerda G
GG
Pieper
Carl F
CF
Branch
Laurence G
LG
Bump
Richard C
RC
D000368:Aged; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology