Prevalence of urinary incontinence in a community sample from the city of São Paulo.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in a community sample from the city of São Paulo.


METHODS
This epidemiological survey was conducted at a family health program in São Paulo, Brazil, using randomized sampling. Data were collected by interviewing residents and were analyzed by Pearson's correlation coefficients, chi-square tests, and logistic regression analysis.


RESULTS
Seventy (10.7%) of the 657 subjects currently presented UI, including 50.7% with sporadic UI and 74.3% with UI upon moderate efforts. Ninety-three percent woke up during the night, 43.7% maintained continence until the bathroom, 63.4% had a sensation of wetness, and 77.5% reported no use of any continence aids. Female gender, advanced age, gynecologic or urologic surgery, dysuria, and urinary tract infection were correlated with UI (P < .001; r = 0.572).


CONCLUSIONS
The overall prevalence of UI was found to be high and was comparable to results from multiple countries.
Jesus Menezes
Maria Aparecida
MA
Burn Unit, Clínicas Hospital, Medicine School of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Hashimoto
Soraya Yumi
SY
de Gouveia Santos
Vera Lúcia Conceição
VL
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology*