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Biomedical Factors In Stress Incontinence
- Urinary Incontinence Risk Factors
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Stress Incontinence
- Urge Incontinence
- Overflow Incontinence
- Functional Incontinence
Risk Factors
About 20 million American women and 6 million men have urinary incontinence or have experienced it at some time in their lives. The number, however, may actually be higher because patients are often reluctant to discuss incontinence with their doctors.
In general, the main risk factors for urinary incontinence are:
- Female sex
- Older age
- Neurological disorder (such as stroke)
Higher body mass index, inactivity, depression, and diabetes can also increase risk.
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Stress incontinence
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Stress incontinence
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