Palleschi Giovanni, Pastore Antonio Luigi, Maggioni Cristina, Fuschi Andrea, Pacini Luca, Petrozza Vincenzo, Carbone Antonio
Unit of Urology ICOT, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, LT, Italy.
World J Urol. 2014 Aug;32(4):1021-5. doi: 10.1007/s00345-013-1175-3. Epub 2013 Oct 8.
Bladder dysfunction, secondary to diabetes, is mainly characterized by poor bladder emptying and overflow incontinence. However, there is evidence in literature that storage symptoms, as those suggestive for overactive bladder (OAB), may also affect people with diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of overactive bladder, the complaint of urinary urgency with/without urge incontinence, usually with frequency and nocturia, in people with diabetes compared to healthy subjects (control group).
Symptoms were assessed through the overactive bladder questionnaire (OAB-q), an investigative tool, specifically developed for OAB diagnosis.
OAB-q scores resulted higher in diabetic people than those of the control group. Age and disease duration resulted in measurements that showed a statistical correlation with the OAB-q scores.
OAB symptoms are more prevalent in diabetic people than in non-diabetic people. This prompts further research to determine whether the onset of OAB symptoms can be considered as an indicator of diabetic neuropathy.
继发于糖尿病的膀胱功能障碍主要表现为膀胱排空不良和充溢性尿失禁。然而，文献中有证据表明，诸如提示膀胱过度活动症（OAB）的储尿期症状也可能影响糖尿病患者。本研究的目的是评估与健康受试者（对照组）相比，糖尿病患者中膀胱过度活动症（即伴有/不伴有急迫性尿失禁的尿急主诉，通常伴有尿频和夜尿症）的患病率。
通过膀胱过度活动症问卷（OAB-q）评估症状，该问卷是专门为OAB诊断开发的一种调查工具。
糖尿病患者的OAB-q评分高于对照组。年龄和病程的测量结果显示与OAB-q评分存在统计学相关性。
OAB症状在糖尿病患者中比非糖尿病患者更普遍。这促使进一步研究以确定OAB症状的出现是否可被视为糖尿病神经病变的一个指标。
