title: [Risk factors for urinary incontinence in elderly women practicing physical exercises].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the risk factors for urinary incontinence (UI) in older women practicing physical exercises (PE).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 152 older women with a mean age of 68.6±5.8 years who regularly practiced PE participated in the study. The presence of UI and gynecological, obstetric, clinical, behavioral, hereditary and anthropometric risk factors was determined identified. It was also applied the Domain 4 of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to determine the level of physical activity and body mass index and waist circumference were measured. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, with the level of significance set at 5%.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of UI in the sample was 32.2%. Among the factors evaluated, only the use of diuretics (OR=2.7; 95%CI 1.0-7.0) and a positive family history of urinary incontinence (OR=2.3; 95%CI 1.1-4.8) were associated with UI symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of diuretics is considered to be a modifiable risk factor for UI, whereas a family history is not considered to be a modifiable risk factor.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Janeisa Franck
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Virtuoso
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Enaiane Cristina
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Giovana Zarpellon
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Mazo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*