Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate sports groups on the risk of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in sportswomen and its impact on their quality of life. Study design: Cross-sectional study. The group consisted of 249 sportswomen with a mean age of
22.1 8 +/-
6.11 years. We used the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ-UI), the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) and the Quality of Life Assessment Questionnaire Concerning Urinary Incontinence (Contilife) were used for evaluation. We divided the sports into the following six groups:
1. Functional mobilization sports (FMS);
2. Strength sports (SS);
3. Aesthetic-coordination and sensory-concentration sports (ACS);
4. Heuristic-individual and martial arts (HIS + MAS);
5. Heuristic-collective sports with a hockey stick (HCS-A); and
6. Heuristic-collective sports with a ball (HCS-B). Results: The symptoms of SUI according to the ICIQ-UI SF were
1.80 +/-
2.93. The estimate of the relative risk (OR) of developing SUI was most significant in the FMS group (OR =
1.96, 95% CI:
1.04-3.68; p <
0.03). Other sports groups did not pose a significant relative risk of developing SUI and had a lower incidence of SUI. In SS was OR =
0.77, in EKS, OR =
0.69, in (HIS + BS), OR =
1.26, in (HKS-A) was OR =
0.63, in (HKS-B) was OR =
1.02. There were no significant differences between the groups in the overall score of the Contilife, which assesses quality of life. Conclusion: The Functional mobilization sports group had a
1.96 times higher risk of SUI compared to that in other sports groups.