Urinary incontinence in female road runners from the Brazilian Federal District - occurrence and associated risk factors

Almeida, Amirni Vieira; Santos, Carina de Sousa Freitas; Barbosa, Marianna Vale D’Alessandro; Alves, Aline Teixeira; Imoto, Elizabeth Rideko; Albuquerque, Viviane Tobias

doi:10.1590/rbce.43.e008020

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Esporte 43 • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1590/rbce.43.e008020 copy

Urinary incontinence in female road runners from the Brazilian Federal District - occurrence and associated risk factors

Incontinência urinária em grupos de corredoras de rua no Distrito Federal - prevalência e fatores associados

A incontinência urinaria en grupos de corredoras de la calle en el Distrito Federal - prevalencia y factores associados

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

ABSTRACT Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as the involuntary leakage of urine and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common type of UI, characterized by the loss of urine during physical effort, including running.

Objective

Analyze UI and associated factors in female road runners in the Brazilian Federal District (DF).

Method

Cross-sectional descriptive study that investigated UI by applying an adapted questionnaire to female road runners in DF.

Results

94 runners, 3.2% of whom reported UI and 56.6% complained of SUI. Body mass index (BMI), birth weight of largest baby and episiotomy were factors associated of SUI.

Conclusion

Although few women reported UI while running, the results suggest that SI needs to be addressed, especially when associated with risk factors.

Keywords
; Urinary incontinence; Urinary incontinence stress; Female runners; Prevalence

Variable	n = 94	Percentage %
Age
18 to 29 years	12	12.8%
30 to 39 years	43	45.7%
40 to 49 years	39	41.5%
Schooling Level
High School Diploma	7	7.4%
Incomplete University	2	2.1%
Complete University	62	66%
Graduate degree (lato sensu)	15	16%
Graduate degree (stricto sensu)	8	8.5%
BMI
Normal weight 18.5-24.99kg/cm²	57	60.6%
Overweight 25-29.99 kg/cm²	30	31.9%
Obese 30 kg/cm² or more	7	7.4%
Parity
No children*	49	52.1%
1	18	19.10%
2	20	21.3%
3	7	7.4%
Type of delivery	n = 45
Cesarean	28	62.2%
Vaginal	12	26.7%
Both	5	11.1%
Birth weight of largest baby	n = 45
< 3.8 kg	33	73.3%
< 3.8 kg	12	26.7%
Episiotomy	n = 17
No	7	41.2%
Yes	10	58.8%
Time involved in the sport
Up to 1 year	39	41.49%
1 to 5 years	39	41.19%
5 to 10 years	12	12.77%
10 to 15 years	3	3.19%
Information not provided	1	1.06%
Weekly training time
< 7 hours per week	76	80.8%
> 7 hours per week	18	19.2%

Variable	n = 94	Percentage %
Urinary urgency while running
No	68	72.30%
Yes	26	27.70%
Holding urine in while running
No	4	4.30%
Yes	90	95.70%
Urine loss while running
No	91	96.80%
Yes	3	3.20%
Concern about the smell of urine after running
No	79	84%
Yes	15	16%
Types of UI
Stress incontinence	17	56.6%
Urge incontinence	4	13.3%
Stress and urge incontinence	3	10.0%
Post-micturition dribble (PMD)	4	13.3%
Bedwetting	1	3.3%
No obvious reason	1	3.3%

	Continent n(%)	Incontinent n(%)	p-value
Weekly training time			p = 0.78
< 7 hours per week	51 (67.1%)	25 (32.9%)
> 7 hours per week	13 (72.2%)	5 (27.8%)
Time involved in the sport			p = 0.05
Up to 1 year	24 (61.5%)	15 (38.5%)
1-5 years	27 (69.2%)	12 (30.8%)
5-10 years	9 (75%)	3 (25%)
10-15 years	3 (100%)	0 (0.0%)
Information not provided	1 (100%)	0 (0.0%)
Urinary urgency while running			p = 0.02
No	51 (75%)	17 (25%)
Yes	13 (50%)	13 (50%)

	Up to 1 year	1 and 5 years	5 to 10 years	10 to 15 years	Information not provided	p-value
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Age						p = 0.12
Group 1 (18 to 29 years)	6 (15.4%)	6 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Group 2 (30 to 39 years)	21 (53.8%)	12 (30.8%)	8 (66.7%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (100%)
Group 3 (40 to 49 years)	12 (30.8%)	21 (53.8%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)
BMI						p < 0.01
Normal	17 (43.6%)	24 (61.5%)	12 (100%)	3 (100%)	1 (100%)
Overweight	16 (41%)	14 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Obese	6 (15.4%)	01 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Urinary urgency while running						p = 0.03
No	24 (35.3%)	31 (45.6%)	9 (13.2%)	3 (4.4%)	1 (1.5%)
Yes	15 (57.7%)	8 (30.8%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)

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[1] *Corresponding author: Marianna Vale D’Alessandro Barbosa. E-mail: maridaless07@gmail.com