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Advance Nursing Practice 2018
J u n e 2 1 - 2 2 , 2 0 1 8
P a r i s , F r a n c e
Page 63
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN 2574-2825
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Advance Nursing Practice
T
he relationship between continence mechanism and the various
anthropometric measurements has not been fully delineated. The aim
of this study is to investigate the relationship between anthropometric
measurements and urinary incontinence. 193 patients who applied to the
urogynecology and obstetrics clinic of a university hospital between the age
of 25 and 60 were included. Age and anthropometric measurements of the
patients were collected; also Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 (UDI-6) was
filled by patients. Urinary incontinence status of the patients was assessed
by using the UDI-6 scores. Multiple regression analysis and partial correlation
analysis were used to investigate the relationship between anthropometric
measurements and UDI-6 scores. Average age of the patients was 35.6 ± 8.6,
ranging from 25 to 60. The age (p<0.001) and waist circumference (p<0.001)
were found significantly factors on UDI-6 total score among the four variables
(age, BMI, waist circumference, and abdominal circumference). There was
found significantly correlation between waist circumference and UDI-6 total
score (r
partial
=0.563; p<0.001) according to the results of the age adjusted
partial correlation analysis. Urinary incontinence is correlated with waist
circumference.When thewaist circumference increases independently fromthe
age, urinary incontinence too increases. For this reason, the recommendations
in order to weight loss around the patient’s waist circumference seem to be
clinically rational as a starting therapy for urinary incontinence.
Is urinary incontinence correlated with anthropometric
measurements?
Hatice Kahyaoglu-Sut and Burcu Kucukkaya
Trakya University, Turkey
Hatice Kahyaoglu-Sut et al., J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C3-009
Biography
Hatice Kahyaoglu-Sut has completed his PhD at the age of 33
years fromTrakya University. She is the chief of the Department
of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Trakya University, Health Science
Faculty. She has published more than 25 papers in reputed
journals.
haticesut@yahoo.com