Prevalence and risk factors for XXXX in Italy.

@entity1 @entity322 @entity285 @entity293 @entity3142
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the frequency and risk factors for @entity322 ( @entity322 ) in Italy. METHODS: Eligible for this cross-sectional study were @entity1 aged >/=50 years and @entity1 aged >/=40, randomly identified among registered subjects of a network of general practitioners during the period March-October 1997. All subjects were invited by telephonic interview to determine the presence of @entity322 , reported by the subjects as loss of urine in the last year. The subjects with @entity322 were further questioned at home for evaluation of the type, degree and frequency of @entity322 episodes. RESULTS: Of the 5,488 subjects interviewed (2,767 @entity1 and 2,721 @entity1 ), 92 (3%) @entity1 and 316 (11%) @entity1 reported at least one episode of @entity322 during the year before the interview. The frequence of @entity322 increased with age both in @entity1 and @entity1 , being 2 and 11% in @entity1 and @entity1 , respectively, aged 50-60 years and 7 and 16% in those aged >/=70. Of the subjects with @entity322 identified, 229 @entity1 and 64 @entity1 and a group of 289 subjects without @entity322 were questionned at home using a detailed questionnaire. Six and 55% of @entity1 and @entity1 , respectively, reported @entity3142 , 20 and 12% urge @entity322 and 20 and 24% mixed @entity322 . The risk of @entity322 increased with body mass index in @entity1 . A history of recurrent @entity293 was associated with @entity322 in @entity1 and less markedly in @entity1 . No association emerged between education, smoking and @entity285 or coffee consumption and risk of @entity322 . Parity was directly associated with the risk of @entity322 in @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: The study offers a quantitative estimate of the prevalence of @entity322 and its main risk factors in this Italian population.
