Improving Urinary Incontinence in Overweight and Obese Women Through Modest Weight Loss

Women who lost 5% to less than 10% of body weight had 3.7 times the odds of achieving at least a 70% reduction in total urinary incontinence episodes compared with women who gained weight at 12 months

Effect: improvement; OR 3.7; CI: 95% CI 1.4-9.6

Women who lost 5% to less than 10% of their body weight had significantly greater odds of achieving at least a 70% reduction in urge urinary incontinence episodes at 6, 12, and 18 months compared with

Effect: improvement; OR 3.9; CI: 95% CI 1.2-12.5

Weight loss of 5% to less than 10% was associated with significant reductions in stress urinary incontinence episode frequency at 6, 12, and 18 months, but the odds of achieving a 70% reduction in str

Effect: mixed; OR 2.3; CI: 95% CI 0.8-6.7

Approximately 75% of women who lost 5% to less than 10% of their body weight reported being moderately or very satisfied with their changes in urine leakage at 6 months, compared with 37% of women who

Effect: improvement; 75% moderately or very satisfied at 6 months