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Overactive bladder in diabetes mellitus patients: a questionnaire-based observational investigation

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Purpose

Bladder dysfunction, secondary to diabetes, is mainly characterized by poor bladder emptying and overflow incontinence. However, there is evidence in literature that storage symptoms, as those suggestive for overactive bladder (OAB), may also affect people with diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of overactive bladder, the complaint of urinary urgency with/without urge incontinence, usually with frequency and nocturia, in people with diabetes compared to healthy subjects (control group).

Methods

Symptoms were assessed through the overactive bladder questionnaire (OAB-q), an investigative tool, specifically developed for OAB diagnosis.

Results

OAB-q scores resulted higher in diabetic people than those of the control group. Age and disease duration resulted in measurements that showed a statistical correlation with the OAB-q scores.

Conclusions

OAB symptoms are more prevalent in diabetic people than in non-diabetic people. This prompts further research to determine whether the onset of OAB symptoms can be considered as an indicator of diabetic neuropathy.

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Abbreviations

BOO:

Bladder outlet obstruction

DM:

Diabetes mellitus

DO:

Detrusor overactivity

LUTS:

Lower urinary tract symptoms

MMSE:

Mini-mental state examination

OAB:

Overactive bladder

OAB-q:

Overactive bladder questionnaire

UTI:

Urinary tract infection

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  1. Unit of Urology ICOT, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, LT, Italy

    Giovanni Palleschi, Antonio Luigi Pastore, Cristina Maggioni, Andrea Fuschi & Antonio Carbone

  2. Uroresearch® Association, Latina, Italy

    Giovanni Palleschi, Antonio Luigi Pastore & Antonio Carbone

  3. Department of Biotechnologies and Medico-Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, ICOT, Latina, Italy

    Luca Pacini & Vincenzo Petrozza

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Palleschi, G., Pastore, A.L., Maggioni, C. et al. Overactive bladder in diabetes mellitus patients: a questionnaire-based observational investigation. World J Urol 32, 1021–1025 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-013-1175-3

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