Prevalence

11% of patients admitted to the hospital are incontinent and 23% of discharged patients are incontinent.
Twice as many women are incontinent as men.
Among different groups in the population, prevalence varies widely.
- Elderly people in the community: 30%
- Homebound elderly people: 53%
- Nursing home elderly patients: 50%
- Community men (15-64): 1.5 - 5%
- Community women (15-64): 10% - 30%

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Prevalence of UI is addressed in this article by Hogne Sandvik (Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care University of Bergen, Norway)