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©The Author(s) 2026.
World J Clin Urol. Feb 12, 2026; 15(1): 115330
Published online Feb 12, 2026. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v15.i1.115330
Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
Ref.
Country
Study design
Setting
Population
Age range/mean (years)
Sample size (n)
DI cases (n)
Prevalence (%)
95%CI
Yuaso et al[7], 2018BrazilProspective longitudinalCommunityElderly women, São Paulo65-90/74.6 ± 9.5865424.93.7-6.5
Ribeiro et al[5], 2019BrazilCross-sectional retrospectivePublic tertiary hospitalUI/FI patients30-86/60.07 ± 11.102273214.19.9-19.2
Gallas et al[1], 2018TunisiaCross-sectionalHospital-basedFemale doctors and nurses23-60/36.8 ± 8.32402246.04.1-8.7
Güngör Uğurlucan et al[3], 2014TurkeyRetrospective cohortMedical school clinicUI/POP patients21-85/53.8 ± 12.0251831112.311.0-13.6
Wu et al[8], 2015United StatesPopulation-based cross-sectionalNHANES 2005-2010Community women ≥ 5050 - ≥ 8034972276.05.0-7.1
Matthews et al[12], 2013United StatesCross-sectionalCommunityFemale nurses62-87/72.76439646607.27.0-7.4
Johannessen et al[2], 2018NorwayProspective cohortHospitalsPrimiparous women, 1 year postpartum19-42/28.6-29.8976828.46.8-10.2
NorwayProspective cohortHospitalsPrimiparous women, late pregnancy19-42103112713.010.8-15.3
Luo et al[4], 2020ChinaCross-sectional multisiteCommunity-basedRural elderly women ≥ 6565-92/72.717007310.48.0-12.8
Slieker-ten Hove et al[13], 2010NetherlandsCross-sectionalGeneral populationGeneral female population45-85/58.0 ± 9.2139714310.38.7-12.2


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