Stress urinary incontinence and visceral adipose index: a new risk parameter

DURSUN M., Otunctemur A., Ozbek E., Sahin S., Besiroglu H., Koklu I.

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, cilt.46, sa.12, ss.2297-2300, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11255-014-0832-9
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2297-2300
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Obesity, Stress urinary incontinence, Visceral adipose index, Waist circumference, POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN, PELVIC FLOOR, OBESE WOMEN, PREVALENCE, OVERWEIGHT, IMPACT, TAPE, FAT
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Visceral adipose index (VAI) is a novel parameter for the evaluation of visceral obesity. As we know that obesity is a risk factor for stress urinary incontinence (SUI), in this study we compared the VAI levels between the women with SUI and without SUI.