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Urinary incontinence and risk of death among community-living elderly people — results from the National Survey on Self-Care and Aging
Author(s)	Theodore M Johnson, Shulamit L Bernard, Jean E Kincade
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 12, no 1, February 2000
Pages	pp 25-46
Keywords	Incontinence ; At risk ; Self care capacity ; Living in the community ; Death rate [statistics] ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	The authors explored whether urinary incontinence (UI) is associated with higher mortality, and, if so, whether adjustment for demographics, health and functional status diminishes the association. The Cox proportional hazards model was used with a nationally representative sample of 3,485 American community-living older people. In an analysis adjusted for age, gender, education and probability sampling design, participants with mild to moderate UI and severe UI experienced a higher risk of death. Adjustment for health and functional status diminished the association of UI and risk of death. Thus, the relationship between UI and mortality in older adults can largely be understood on the basis of increased frailty in incontinent individuals. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000515002 A
Classmark	CTM: CA3: CA: K4: S5: 3F: 7T
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