Occupational groups and lower urinary tract symptoms: A cross‐sectional analysis of women in the Boston Area Community Health Study

Objectives The objective of this study is to inform our hypothesis that the workplace toileting environment may impact lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS); we examined the prevalence of LUTS across occupational groups in the Boston Area Community Health Survey. Methods At baseline, women (n = 3205)...

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Published in:Neurourology and urodynamics 2024-01, Vol.43 (1), p.88-104
Main Authors: Markland, Alayne, Bavendam, Tamara, Cain, Charles, Neill Epperson, C., Fitzgerald, Colleen M., Yvette LaCoursiere, D., Shoham, David A., Smith, Ariana L., Sutcliffe, Siobhan, Rudser, Kyle
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Language:English
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Administrative support
Boston - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
epidemiology
Female
Fluid intake
Generalized linear models
Humans
lower urinary tract symptoms
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - diagnosis
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - epidemiology
occupation
Occupational Groups
Prevalence
Surveys and Questionnaires
Toilet Facilities - standards
Toilet Facilities - statistics & numerical data
Urinary tract
Urination
Urogenital system
women
Working Conditions - standards
Working Conditions - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Objectives The objective of this study is to inform our hypothesis that the workplace toileting environment may impact lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS); we examined the prevalence of LUTS across occupational groups in the Boston Area Community Health Survey. Methods At baseline, women (n = 3205) reported their occupation and frequency of 15 LUTS. Using the US Department of Labor's Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, we categorized women into 11 standard occupational groups. Prevalence ratios (PRs) were calculated by log‐link generalized linear models, adjusting for age, race, education, fluid intake, and parity. Women classified in Office and Administrative Support were used as the reference group given their potential for fewer workplace toileting restrictions. Results Of the 3189 women with complete data, 68% of women reported any LUTS, ranging from 57% to 82% across the SOCs. Relative to women in Office and Administrative Support (n = 576), women in Computing, Engineering, and Science (n = 64) were more likely to report any LUTS (PR = 1.2, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.0–1.4) and urinating again in
ISSN:0733-2467
1520-6777
DOI:10.1002/nau.25292