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Obesity correlates with both stress and urge urinary incontinence; therefore, weight loss would seem — but is not proven — to be an effective treatment. In a behavioral intervention study, investigators randomized 338 overweight and obese women (19% black; mean age, 53; mean baseline BMI, 36 kg/m2) to an intensive 6-month weight-loss program (weekly professionally led group sessions about reduced-calorie diets, behavioral changes, and exercise implementation) or an educational program (4 sessions that provided general information about weight loss, exercise, and healthful eating). All participants received self-help bladder-control booklets and completed 7-day voiding diaries at baseline and at follow-up.
At baseline, all women reported expe…