Yarnell J W, Voyle G J, Sweetnam P M, Milbank J, Richards C J, Stephenson T P
J Epidemiol Community Health. 1982 Mar;36(1):58-63. doi: 10.1136/jech.36.1.58.
Possible aetiological factors for urinary incontinence were examined in a prevalence study among a random sample of 1000 women aged 18 and over. Infective factors were not markedly associated with incontinence but mechanical factors such as parity and obesity were. No association was found, however, between a history of perineal damage at childbirth and incontinence. Women with incontinence had on average a higher score for a 'neuroticism' trait elicited by questionnaire than women without the disorder.
在一项针对1000名18岁及以上女性的随机抽样患病率研究中,对尿失禁的可能病因进行了调查。感染因素与尿失禁无明显关联,但诸如生育次数和肥胖等机械因素与之有关联。然而,并未发现分娩时会阴损伤史与尿失禁之间存在关联。与未患该疾病的女性相比,有尿失禁的女性通过问卷调查得出的“神经质”特质平均得分更高。