Prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in obese versus non-obese nulligravida females
Nawara, M., Abdel Megeed, A., Arafa, A., Saleh, A. (2025). Prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in obese versus non-obese nulligravida females. EKB Journal Management System, 29(4), 70-79. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2025.441436
Mai Medhat Nawara; Abdel Megeed Ismail Abdel Megeed; Arafa Mohamed Elsayed Arafa; Abdelrahman Mohamed Saleh. "Prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in obese versus non-obese nulligravida females". EKB Journal Management System, 29, 4, 2025, 70-79. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2025.441436
Nawara, M., Abdel Megeed, A., Arafa, A., Saleh, A. (2025). 'Prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in obese versus non-obese nulligravida females', EKB Journal Management System, 29(4), pp. 70-79. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2025.441436
Nawara, M., Abdel Megeed, A., Arafa, A., Saleh, A. Prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in obese versus non-obese nulligravida females. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 29(4): 70-79. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2025.441436

Prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in obese versus non-obese nulligravida females

The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility
Volume 29, Issue 4 - Serial Number 11106352, July 2025, Page 70-79  XML PDF (272.47 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2025.441436
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Authors
Mai Medhat Nawara1; Abdel Megeed Ismail Abdel Megeed2; Arafa Mohamed Elsayed Arafa email 3; Abdelrahman Mohamed Saleh4
1Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
2Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
3Master degree, Resident of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
4Lecturer of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
Abstract
Background: The etiology of UI is multifactorial, al-though many risk factors have been identified such as aging, obesity, pregnancy, parity, mode of delivery, hys-terectomy, smoking, neurological or biochemical chang-es, presence of diseases (e.g., diabetes, cognitive impair-ment, depression, urinary tract infection), in addition to increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) and high-im-pact activities.   
Objective: to assess the prevalence and risk factors of stress urinary incontinence in obese Versus lean Nulli-gravida females.   
Methods: This comparative Cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital at Ain Shams Uni-versity Maternity Hospital from June 2023 till May 2024 and performed on 100 Obese and 100 Lean Nulligravida Females with the following inclusion criteria.  
Results: Stress urinary incontinence was significantly more frequent in the obese group than in the lean group. There were no significant statistical differences between the studied groups regarding age and comorbidities. The obese group had significantly more frequent and amount as well as unusual timings (asleep, physically active/ex-ercising, finished urinating and are dressed, no obvious reason and all the time). The obese group had significant-ly higher interference with everyday life scores and total ICIQ-SF scores. BMI had significant positive correlations with frequency score, amount score, interference with ev-eryday life score, and ICIQ score.
Conclusion: As evident from the current study, the study highlights the significant association between obesity and the prevalence, frequency, and severity of stress urinary incontinence in nulligravida females. The results suggest that addressing obesity may be a key factor in mitigating the burden of SUI and improving the quality of life for affected individuals.
Keywords
Stress Urinary Incontinence; Urinary Incon-tinence; and Obese
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