Factors associated with prevalent and incident urinary incontinence in a cohort of midlife women: A longitudinal analysis of data: Study of women's health across the nation

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-318

  Waetjen, L Elaine ^a,f   Liao, Shanmei ^a   Johnson, Wesley O ^b   Sampselle, Carolyn M ^c   Sternfield, Barbara ^d   Harlow, Siobán D ^c   Gold, Ellen B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ringgold Standard Institution Informatics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Incidence; Middle aged; Prevalence; Urinary incontinence; Women

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; URINE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARITY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33846644441     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk018     Document Type: Article

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