title: [Urinary incontinence in non-professional female marathon runners].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence within a population of female recreational runners during a marathon.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational study carried on a marathon from the analysis of questionnaire handed to the participants before the beginning of the marathon. The questionnaire was handed to 800 participants and among them, 517 (64.6%) agreed to fill it. Among the participants, 268 (52.4%) were marathon runners and 243 (47.5%) were relay runners.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean age of the runners was 41.1 (±9.7), 479 (93.7%) of them were caucasian, mean body mass index was 20,7 (±1.9) kg/m(2) and 173 (34%) were nulliparous. Among responders, 157 (30.7%) runners declared to have urinary incontinence symptoms (any circumstances). Among 157 runners who declared an urinary incontinence, 83 (52,9%) presented with urinary leaks during the running. In half of the cases, these urinary leaks usually arose at the end of race. Urinary incontinence during coughing, sneezing or laughing was reported by 96/517 (18,5%) women. The prevalence of urge urinary incontinence was 63/517 (12%). Concerning the frequency of urinary incontinence, 39/517 (7.5%) women reported at least once weekly. For urinary incontinence bother, scores on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS 0 to 100) was 1.6 (±1.7).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this series, the prevalence of urinary incontinence was 30.7% within a population of female recreational runners. This rate seems to be similar to the current prevalence in the general population.
authors.affiliation: Consultation de médecine du sport, centre hospitalier Jean-Rougier, rue Wilson, 46000 Cahors, France; Département de médecine générale, université Toulouse III, 31062 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abitteboul
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie obstétrique, centre hospitalier Jean-Rougier, rue Wilson, 46000 Cahors, France. Electronic address: franck.leonard@ch-cahors.fr.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine générale, université Toulouse III, 31062 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mouly
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine du sport, hôpital Larrey, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Riviere
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine générale, université Toulouse III, 31062 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oustric
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012420:Running; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Coureuse; Course; Femme; Incontinence; Incontinence urinaire; Marathon; Race; Runners; Sport; Woman