title: Prevalence and correlates of painful bladder syndrome symptoms in Fuzhou Chinese women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We randomly sampled a community-based, healthy population to evaluate the prevalence and correlates of painful bladder syndrome (PBS) symptoms.
  
  
  METHODS
  We randomly sampled 6,066 women (3.0% of registered female residents) aged 20 years or above in Fuzhou and mailed Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms questionnaire for women self-completion. Four thousand six hundred eight four (77.2%) women with evaluable data were included in this study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of PBS symptoms in Fuzhou Chinese women was 0.98% (n = 46). A multiple logistic regression analysis showed parity >2, diabetes mellitus, and smoking were correlated with PBS symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of PBS symptoms in Chinese women is similar to those in Occidental women. Parity >2, diabetes mellitus, and smoking are potential correlates for PBS symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dongfang Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yanfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Wenju
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult