PubMed ID:
19179316
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2009
Affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA. subakl@obgyn.ucsf.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0806375
Authors:
Coward P,
Wing R,
West DS,
Franklin F,
Vittinghoff E,
Creasman JM,
Richter HE,
Myers D,
Burgio KL,
Gorin AA,
Macer J,
Kusek JW,
Grady D,
PRIDE Investigators,
Franklin F,
Richter HE,
Burgio KL,
Abdo L,
Bragg C,
Carter K,
Dunlap J,
Gilbert S,
Hannum S,
Hubbell A,
Marshall K,
Pair L,
Pierce P,
Smith C,
Thompson S,
Turman J,
Wrenn A,
Wing R,
Gorin A,
Myers D,
Monk T,
Ata R,
Butryn M,
Gay L,
Hecht J,
Lepore-Ally A,
Niemeier H,
Nillni Y,
Pinto A,
Ranslow-Robles D,
Robinson N,
Sepinwall D,
Hahn ME,
Sung VW,
Winn V,
Zobel N,
West D,
Foster G,
Grady D,
Subak L,
Macer J,
Chang A,
Creasman J,
Quan J,
Vittinghoff E,
Yang J,
Kusek JW,
Nyberg LM,
Nygaard I,
Kalish L,
Nager C,
O'Neil PM,
Rand CS,
Steers WD,
Subak LL
Studies:
Program to Reduce Incontinence by Diet and Exercise
Obesity is an established and modifiable risk factor for urinary incontinence, but conclusive evidence for a beneficial effect of weight loss on urinary incontinence is lacking.