Overactive Bladder and the Metabolic Syndrome in Women
Overactive Bladder and the Metabolic Syndrome in Women
We used systematic and rigorous methods to synthesise the current evidence on the link between OAB and MetS in women. However, there are a number of methodological limitations that could have a bearing on the validity of the results. We found only three studies that looked specifically at the association of OAB and MetS; other studies looked at components of MetS (such as obesity) or urinary symptoms more generally (e.g. LUTS). In addition, the quality of the studies was mixed with none of the studies fulfilling all of the criteria on the quality assessment checklists.
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We used systematic and rigorous methods to synthesise the current evidence on the link between OAB and MetS in women. However, there are a number of methodological limitations that could have a bearing on the validity of the results. We found only three studies that looked specifically at the association of OAB and MetS; other studies looked at components of MetS (such as obesity) or urinary symptoms more generally (e.g. LUTS). In addition, the quality of the studies was mixed with none of the studies fulfilling all of the criteria on the quality assessment checklists.
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