Hunskaar Steinar, Burgio Kathryn, Diokno Ananias, Herzog A Regula, Hjälmås Kelm, Lapitan Marie Carmela
Section for General Practice, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Urology. 2003 Oct;62(4 Suppl 1):16-23. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(03)00755-6.
Understanding the epidemiology (distribution and determinants) of urinary incontinence (UI), as well as its natural history is a very important issue. In this article, we discuss prevalence, incidence, natural history, and the variations that may be related to race and ethnicity. We focus on epidemiologic population comprising community-dwelling women who are not institutionalized. Our review clearly shows that there is a lack of advanced epidemiologic analyses. Variables that better characterize UI include frequency measure, quantity of urine loss, duration, type, and severity. These factors should be incorporated into basic study design so that more advanced and informative analyses may be conducted.
了解尿失禁（UI）的流行病学（分布和决定因素）及其自然史是一个非常重要的问题。在本文中，我们讨论了患病率、发病率、自然史以及可能与种族和民族相关的差异。我们关注的是未被机构收容的社区居住女性组成的流行病学人群。我们的综述清楚地表明，缺乏先进的流行病学分析。能更好地表征尿失禁的变量包括频率测量、尿量损失、持续时间、类型和严重程度。这些因素应纳入基础研究设计中，以便能够进行更先进、更有信息量的分析。
