title: Body mass index does not influence the outcome of anti-incontinence surgery among women whereas menopausal status and ageing do: a randomised trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A few series comparing the clinical efficacy of midurethral slings in obese and postmenopausal patients are available. The aim of the study was to assess clinical efficacy of suburethral tape operations for the surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) stratified by obesity, menopause and ageing.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five hundred thirty-seven patients underwent either retropubic or transobturator sling procedure. Patients were randomly allocated into two study groups in a ratio of 1:1. After 18 months, 398 women were available for a follow-up efficacy evaluation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The clinical effectiveness of surgical SUI treatment did not depend on patients' body mass index (BMI) and type of midurethral sling, but menopausal status and ageing significantly influenced the outcome of the surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found that BMI does not influence the clinical effectiveness of SUI treatment, whereas both menopause and ageing had a detrimental influence on the final outcome of the surgery.
authors.affiliation: II Department of Gynecology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rechberger
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Futyma
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jankiewicz
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adamiak
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bogusiewicz
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Skorupski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*