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Affiliation
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA. subakl@obgyn.ucsf.edu
Authors
Abdo L, Ata R, Bragg C, Burgio KL, Butryn M, Carter K, Chang A, Coward P, Creasman J, Creasman JM, Dunlap J, Foster G, Franklin F, Gay L, Gilbert S, Gorin A, Gorin AA, Grady D, Hahn ME, Hannum S, Hecht J, Hubbell A, Kalish L, Kusek JW, Lepore-Ally A, Macer J, Marshall K, Monk T, Myers D, Nager C, Niemeier H, Nillni Y, Nyberg LM, Nygaard I, O'Neil PM, Pair L, Pierce P, Pinto A, PRIDE Investigators, Quan J, Rand CS, Ranslow-Robles D, Richter HE, Robinson N, Sepinwall D, Smith C, Steers WD, Subak L, Subak LL, Sung VW, Thompson S, Turman J, Vittinghoff E, West D, West DS, Wing R, Winn V, Wrenn A, Yang J, Zobel N
Studies
Citation
Subak LL, 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. Weight loss to treat urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women. N Engl J Med 2009 Jan 29;360(5):481-90.Abstract
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.