Editing Functional: Urinary Incontinence (section)

== Epidemiology of Urinary Incontinence ==

* '''Females'''
** '''Prevalence 25-40%'''
** '''Prevalence rates of stress urinary incontinence tend to be higher (10-25%) than either urge urinary incontinence (3-10%) or MUI (5-20%)'''
* '''Males'''
** '''Prevalence in older males 11-34%, considerably lower than the rate found in females'''
** '''Stress urinary incontinence is uncommon in males, except in men who have previously undergone radical pelvic surgery''' (radical prostatectomy or abdominoperinal resection), '''previous TURP, or who have a neurologic condition that may predispose them to SUI.'''
** '''Urge urinary incontinence and MUI are more common in males than stress urinary incontinence''', and in many cases these may be attributable to BOO from BPH, other outlet disorders, OAB, or other inflammatory or infectious processes.
** Remission rates for UI are considerably higher in males than females