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February 14, 2025International Urogynecology JournalOpen Access

Global Prevalence of Overactive Bladder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Lin Zhang Na Cai Mo Li Xiaofang Tian Hongcen Liu Bohai Yu

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Abstract

The study highlights higher risks of OAB among obese individuals, women, and the elderly. OAB prevalence has shown an increasing trend over the past 20 years.

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Zhang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7f11d7392c8ce61bee3e2 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-024-06029-2

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