title: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Male Urinary Incontinence: Results of a Korean Population-Based Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of and risk factors for urinary incontinence (UI) in Korean men.
  
  
  METHODS
  This epidemiologic survey adopted a two-stage systematic sampling method. A total of 5831 men participated in this survey. Face-to-face interviews were used to collect data. Age, mobility, self-care ability, comorbidities and smoking were included as potential risk factors. The type of UI was assessed with the Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 questionnaire. To provide representative population prevalence estimates, the sample population was weighted by age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The age-adjusted prevalence of Korean male UI was 5.5%. Urgency urinary incontinence was the most prevalent incontinence type. Men aged 65 years and older had a rate of UI eight times that of men aged 19-44 years. Men with problems in mobility or self-care had an OR of 2.3 and 1.7, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The age-adjusted prevalence of UI in community-dwelling Korean men was 5.5%, which is lower than that of Korean women and higher than previously reported prevalence of Korean male incontinence. Age, immobility, and self-care ability were risk factors for male UI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju, KoreaDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, KoreaSchool of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USADepartment of Nursing, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sounghoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju, KoreaDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, KoreaSchool of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USADepartment of Nursing, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeongsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju, KoreaDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, KoreaSchool of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USADepartment of Nursing, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyoung Keun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju, KoreaDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, KoreaSchool of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USADepartment of Nursing, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeong Gon
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju, KoreaDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, KoreaSchool of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USADepartment of Nursing, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea.
authors.forename: Mary H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju, KoreaDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, KoreaSchool of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USADepartment of Nursing, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea.
authors.forename: Heejung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: epidemiology; prevalence; risk factor; urinary incontinence