Abstract
Five hundred of five general urological outpatient clinics were included in this study. The OAB prevalence was determined by combination of self-assessment questionnaire "Bladder Control Self Assessment Questionnaire (BCSAQ)" and direct questioning by an urologist.
BCSAQ response rate was 68,4 %; direct questioning by a doctor was carried out by in sum of 94 % of patients. Overactive bladder prevalence reached 23,6 % according to results of the BCSAQ evaluation.
No significant difference in overactive bladder prevalence between men and women was discovered (23,1 % vs. 24,5 %). It was found by the analyses of direct questioning by a doctor that overall 301 (64 %) of patients declared occasional urgency occurrence; 43 (9,1 %) patients stated urge incontinence.
OAB prevalence among the patients of the urological outpatient clinics is considerably higher than in the common population.