Authors: Colleen M Kennedy Catherine S Bradley Rudolph P Galask Ingrid E Nygaard
Publish Date: 2005/07/02
Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-78
Abstract
The aim of this crosssectional study was to report risk factors for painful bladder syndrome in women We surveyed 645 women presenting for care to general gynecology clinics and a vulvar specialty clinic using a standardized questionnaire and validated outcome measures We used two definitions for painful bladder syndrome based on the O‘Leary–Sant interstitial cystitis symptom and problem indices Of those women surveyed 295 met broader criteria and 85 met more restrictive criteria for painful bladder syndrome After adjusting for confounders bladder pain was significantly associated with current smoking irritable bowel syndrome and a generalized pain disorder Tobacco use the only modifiable association noted on multivariate analysis has not been previously identified to our knowledgeThe study was funded in part by the NICHD 1K23 HD04576901 as part of a K23 Career Development Award Dr Kennedy The sponsor of the study had no role in study design data collection data analysis data interpretation or in the writing of the report
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