Association between Muscle Loss and Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Korean Women.
10.4082/kjfm.2015.36.1.22
- Author:
Hyun Jung PARK
1
;
Se Ryung CHOO
;
Sang Hyuk KIM
;
Hyun Ki LEE
;
Ki Young SON
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. mdsky75@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Muscle Atrophy;
Skeletal Muscle;
Urinary Incontinence;
Aged
- MeSH:
Absorptiometry, Photon;
Aged*;
Body Composition;
Female;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Muscle, Skeletal;
Muscular Atrophy;
Odds Ratio;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Urinary Incontinence*
- From:Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2015;36(1):22-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Incontinence and muscle loss are important senior health issues. Nevertheless, there are no available domestic or international studies on the association between urinary incontinence and muscle loss. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between muscle loss and urinary incontinence in elderly Korean woman. METHODS: Korean women (1,313) > or =65 years of age whose complete body composition data were collected using dual X-ray absorptiometry were analyzed from the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Surveys. Class I and II losses of the appendicular, truncal, and total muscle mass were defined using adjustments for weight and height. Each participant's incontinence status was collected using constructed questionnaires. Multiple logistic regression was performed to examine the association between muscle loss and incontinence. RESULTS: On the basis of physician-diagnosed incontinence, weight- and height-adjusted muscle loss showed no association with urinary incontinence (weight-adjusted muscle loss: class I adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.34 to 1.73; class II aOR, 1.37; 95% CI, 0.59 to 3.18; height-adjusted muscle loss: class I aOR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.18 to 1.51; class II aOR, 1.86; 95% CI, 0.22 to 15.79). Similar results were observed for truncal muscle and total muscle mass as well as self-reported urinary incontinence. CONCLUSION: Our study found no association between urinary incontinence and appendicular, truncal, and total muscle loss in elderly Korean women.
