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The prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in pre- and post-menopausal women in the United States (U.S.) was studied using data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005-2012. The prevalence of UI in pre-menopausal women was found to be 30%, while it was 48% in post-menopausal women. Similarly, the prevalence of POP in pre-menopausal women was 1.9%, and it was 4.7% in post-menopausal women. The study also examined potential risk factors for UI and POP, such as parity, BMI, race/ethnicity, diabetes, smoking, and education. It was found that higher BMI, greater parity, and diabetes were associated with both UI and POP. Smoking and being of white race were associated with UI, while being of Hispanic race was associated with POP. The study also found that the prevalence of UI and POP in U.S. women slightly decreased from 2007 to 2012. The prevalence of UI decreased from 42.1% to 39.1%, and the prevalence of POP decreased from 4.2% to 3.0%. Overall, although still common and higher in post-menopausal women, the prevalence of UI and POP slightly decreased during the study period.

Keywords

urinary incontinence

pelvic organ prolapse

prevalence

pre-menopausal women

post-menopausal women

United States

NHANES

risk factors

parity

BMI