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05.09.2017 | General Gynecology

In obesity even young women suffer from urogynecological symptoms

verfasst von: Janina Brucker, Ina Wagner, Gottfried Rudofsky, Geraldine Rauch, Christof Sohn, Kerstin A. Brocker

Erschienen in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Ausgabe 5/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the occurrence of urogynecological symptoms in obese women treated in a university outpatient clinic for obesity, setting a focus on younger women.

Methods

In this explorative, prospective, cross-sectional, single-center, multidisciplinary clinical trial, all consecutively recruited women received the Prolapse Quality of Life questionnaire (P-QOL) for data acquisition. The total study population (TSP) and a subgroup (SG) aged 18–49 years were evaluated descriptively regarding symptom demonstration.

Results

Of the TSP (n = 166, mean age 40.2, standard deviation (SD) 12.98, mean body mass index (BMI) 45 kg/m², SD 8.44) 105 (63%) and of the SG (n = 125, mean age 34.6, SD 9.29, mean BMI 44.9 kg/m², SD 8.26) 72 (58%) women suffered from urinary incontinence (UI) being most impaired by stress urinary incontinence (SUI; TSP: 25%; SG: 27%) and least by urge urinary incontinence (UUI; TSP: 15%; SG: 11%). A significant correlation in the TSP between UI and age was detectable (p < 0.001, r _φ = 0.37), but not between UI and BMI (p = 0.296, r _φ = 0.08). The highest QOL impairment is detected for the domain general health perceptions [GHP; TSP & SG score >50 (score scale 0–100)]. Women with UI are significantly more affected than women with pelvic organ prolapse (GHP UI: TSP p = 0.04, SG p = 0.037; GHP POP: TSP p = 0.081, SG p = 0.659).

Conclusions

A remarkable number of young obese women mentioned urogynecological symptoms and quality-of-life impairment. The P-QOL questionnaire proved to be an easily applicable tool to scan for concerned obese women. Its use in non-urogynecological departments, as performed, enables an early introduction of symptomatic women to urogynecologists, possibly preventing future growing urogynecological health issues.

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Titel: In obesity even young women suffer from urogynecological symptoms
verfasst von: Janina Brucker
Ina Wagner
Gottfried Rudofsky
Geraldine Rauch
Christof Sohn
Kerstin A. Brocker
Publikationsdatum: 05.09.2017
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Ausgabe 5/2017
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-017-4514-6

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