ArticleBMC women's health2024
Association between weight-adjusted waist index and overactive bladder syndrome among adult women in the United States: a cross-sectional study.
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- Navigating the challenges of overactive bladder management in women.World journal of urology · 2026Review
- Association between dietary intake of fatty acids, central obesity, and OAB: insights from a prospective cohort for weight management and dietary prevention.Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2026Article
- Association between cardiometabolic index and overactive bladder in adults: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2018.Asian journal of urology · 2026Article
- Body mass index mediates the association between heavy metal exposure and overactive bladder risk: insights from a nationally representative cross-sectional study using explainable machine learning.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Association between cardiometabolic index and overactive bladder in U.S. adults: findings from NHANES [2017-2020].Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Depression mediates the association between lipid accumulation products and overactive bladder.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical activity and overactive bladder among American adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2007-2018.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association of neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with overactive bladder: a population-based study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Association between cardiometabolic index and overactive bladder in adult American women: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Association between novel anthropometric indices and overactive bladder: a population-based study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) is a recently developed index for measuring obesity. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between WWI levels and overactive bladder (OAB) in a nationally representative population.
methodsThis cross-sectional study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database between 2007 and 2016. OAB was defined as the Overactive Bladder Syndrome Symptom Score (OABSS, score ≥ 3). The WWI index was calculated as the square root of waist circumference (WC, cm) divided by body weight (kg). We used weighted logistic regression models to assess the relationship between the WWI index and OAB in adult women. The reliability of the findings was assessed using restricted cubic spline, subgroup analysis.
resultsA total of 10,563 individuals were included in the study, and the prevalence of OAB was 18.6%. Higher WWI was associated with an increased risk of overactive bladder syndrome. In model 1 with unadjusted variables (OR = 1.148; 95% CI = 1.148-1.149, p < 0.001), model 2 (OR = 1.253; 95% CI = 1.253-1.254, p < 0.001) and model 3 with fully adjusted variables (OR = 1.215; 95% CI = 1.214-1.215, p < 0.001) in which the association was significant. The results of the subgroup analyses showed that age stratification and stroke status could modify this association between WWI and OAB. Restricted cubic spline showed a nonlinear relationship between WWI and OAB (p for nonlinear < 0.05).
conclusionWeight-adjusted waist circumference index (WWI) values are positively associated with the risk of developing OAB in adult women in the United States, but further studies are needed to elucidate the causal relationship between WWI and OAB.
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