Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis
We aimed to compare the incidence of urinary incontinence in women with Marfan syndrome and controls, hypothesizing that connective tissue abnormality could contribute to urinary incontinence.
Methods
A cross-sectional historical cohort study was conducted on 14 premenopausal women with Marfan syndrome and 534 controls using Urogenital Distress Inventory Short Form and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form.
Results
Marfan subjects had significantly higher incidence of urinary symptoms, stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and urge urinary incontinence (UUI) than controls (P = 0.02, P = 0.03, P = 0.02), despite their lower parity (P = 0.01). Direct logistic regression analysis indicated that Marfan syndrome, parity and age were associated with SUI; while Marfan syndrome was the only significant predictor of UUI.
Conclusions
Premenopausal women with Marfan syndrome had a higher incidence of reported urinary symptoms. Urinary incontinence should be added to the list of clinical manifestations in women with Marfan syndrome.
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The project is supported by Direct Grant for Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The authors wish to thank Miss Loreta Lee for assisting the data collection, data entry, and statistical analysis.
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The project is supported by Direct Grant for Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Chan, S.S.C., Chan, D.K.H., Pang, S.M.W. et al. Urinary incontinence should be added to the manifestation in women with Marfan syndrome. Int Urogynecol J 21, 583–587 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-009-1078-4
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