Can neck circumference be an effective predictor of urinary incontinence in a bariatric population?

Slagus J1, Ablove T1

Research Type

Pure and Applied Science / Translational

Abstract Category

Female Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)

Abstract 384
Open Discussion ePosters
Scientific Open Discussion Session 21
Thursday 30th August 2018
13:50 - 13:55 (ePoster Station 7)
Exhibition Hall
Incontinence Female Retrospective Study
1. University at Buffalo
Presenter
T

Tova Ablove

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Abstract

Hypothesis / aims of study
To determine if there is a difference in neck circumference and BMI in women with urinary incontinence compared to women without urinary incontinence in a bariatric population.
Study design, materials and methods
This study is a retrospective case-control study derived from a sample of 234 female patients, all of whom had an initial visit to the Bariatric Clinic at the local medical center between the dates of March 2016 and October 2016 and were at least 18 years of age. Their history and physical was reviewed to determine if they reported the presence or absence of urinary incontinence. The women were then divided into two groups, those with urinary incontinence, and those without urinary incontinence. The patient’s initial neck circumference, height, weight, BMI, and age were obtained from the electronic medical record. Only those women with full data sets were included in the statistical analysis (n=230). The T-test and ANCOVA were used for statistical analysis
Results
As shown in Table 1, the mean neck circumference for the controls was 40.2 +/-3.7, and 40.3 +/- 3.9 in the cases (p=0.791). The mean BMI was actually greater in the controls, 47.3 =/-9.1, while the mean BMI in the cases was 46.4 +/- 8.2 (p=0.768). The mean age of the cases was greater than the controls.
Interpretation of results
No significant difference in neck circumference or BMI was observed between the cases and the controls using the student T-Test. When age was included as a confounding variable and ANCOVA was performed, there was minimal change in p-values and still no statistical difference in neck circumference or BMI between cases and controls.
Concluding message
In the bariatric population, a larger neck circumference is not reliably associated with urinary incontinence and cannot be used as a predictor of urinary incontinence. Additionally, urinary incontinence does not seem to be associated with a greater BMI in a bariatric population.
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Disclosures
Funding There was no funding nor grants for this project Clinical Trial No Subjects None
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