Prevalence and Risk Factors of Male Urinary Incontinence: Results of a Korean Population‐Based Study

Abstract

The age-adjusted prevalence of UI in community-dwelling Korean men was 5.5%, which is lower than that of Korean women and higher than previously reported prevalence of Korean male incontinence. Age, immobility, and self-care ability were risk factors for male UI.

Assessment of the Impact of Male Urinary Incontinence on Health‐Related Quality of Life: A Population Based Study

“…However, in a Japanese study, the entire study population was over 40 years and the percentage of men aged 60 years old was more than 40%. When stratified by age, our data showed similar urge UI prevalence (6.6%) in old men (> 65 years old) in the previous paper . Also, direct face‐to‐face interview might prevent male subjects from freely telling about their embarrassing incontinent state rather than mailing method of the US study.…”

“…described the prevalence of male incontinence in a previous paper. 11 The prevalence of urgency urinary incontinence (1.9%) in this study was lower than those of previous other studies. 2,5,6 The reason for the difference in prevalence between this study and other reports might be differences in population composition, questionnaire and data collection method.…”

“…However, most studies investigating male UI have been in patients who have had prostate surgery and rarely include the general population . Therefore, we performed a population‐based epidemiological survey investigating the prevalence of UI and its impact on QoL in men and we described the prevalence of male incontinence in a previous paper . The prevalence of urgency urinary incontinence (1.9%) in this study was lower than those of previous other studies .…”

“…A population‐based epidemiologic survey was performed in Korea in 2008. We have described the detailed procedure of this study in a previous paper . A two‐stage stratified proportional systematic sampling method was used so that the data accurately reflected the Korean population.…”

“…We have described the detailed procedure of this study in a previous paper. 11 A twostage stratified proportional systematic sampling method was used so that the data accurately reflected the Korean population. For the first step, a total of 1211 target areas were selected through the proportional systematic sampling in the Chungbuk area, 1 of 16 areas in Korean territory.…”