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. 2010 Nov 12;7(6):391-4.
doi: 10.7150/ijms.7.391.

Prevalence of overactive bladder, its under-diagnosis, and risk factors in a male urologic veterans population

Wellman W Cheung  1 , William Blank, Dorota Borawski, William Tran, Martin H Bluth
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Prevalence of overactive bladder, its under-diagnosis, and risk factors in a male urologic veterans population

Wellman W Cheung et al. Int J Med Sci. .

Abstract

Purpose: We assess the prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB) and its risk factors in a male urologic veterans population.

Materials and methods: Validated self-administered questionnaire was prospectively given.

Results: Among 1086 patients, OAB was present in 75%, of which 48% had not been diagnosed/treated. The risk of OAB increased with age. OAB was not associated with BMI, smoking, race, diabetes, CHF, and COPD.

Conclusions: The prevalence of OAB in this population is under-diagnosed and under-treated.

Keywords: OAB; incontinence; male; overactive bladder; urology; veterans.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists.

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