2023
The effect of 12-month postoperative weight change on outcomes following midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence: a secondary analysis of the ESTEEM and TOMUS randomized trials
Getaneh F, Ringel N, Kolm P, Iglesia C, Dieter A. The effect of 12-month postoperative weight change on outcomes following midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence: a secondary analysis of the ESTEEM and TOMUS randomized trials. International Urogynecology Journal 2023, 34: 2809-2816. PMID: 37750917, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-023-05654-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMixed urinary incontinenceStress urinary incontinencePostoperative weight changeMidurethral slingUrinary incontinenceSUI curePrimary outcomeUUI episodesWeight changeBody weightHigher baseline body mass indexTreatment of SUISecondary analysisBaseline body mass indexWeight gainWeight lossSUI cure ratesMulticenter Randomized TrialImpact of obesityBody mass indexHigh smoking ratesMethodsThis secondary analysisGreater improvementMUS placementPerioperative variables
2022
Association of Artificially Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Urinary Tract Cancers in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study
Ringel N, Hovey K, Andrews C, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Shadyab A, Snetselaar L, Howard B, Iglesia C. Association of Artificially Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Urinary Tract Cancers in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. European Urology Open Science 2022, 47: 80-86. PMID: 36601047, PMCID: PMC9806707, DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2022.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyUrinary tract cancerTract cancerHigh riskBeverage consumptionObservational studyKidney cancerPostmenopausal womenFrequent consumptionSecondary analysisCancer diagnosisCox regression modelLongitudinal prospective studySweetened Beverage ConsumptionMean followHazard ratioRegression modelsProspective studyPotential confoundersBladder cancerClinical centersBeverage intakeCancer incidenceInclusion criteriaSubsequent visitsArtificially sweetened beverages and urinary incontinence—a secondary analysis of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study
Ringel N, Hovey K, Andrews C, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Shadyab A, Snetselaar L, Howard B, Iglesia C. Artificially sweetened beverages and urinary incontinence—a secondary analysis of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2022, 30: 283-288. PMID: 36515559, PMCID: PMC9974739, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000002129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary incontinence symptomsWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyUrgency urinary incontinence symptomsMixed urinary incontinenceUrinary incontinenceIncontinence symptomsObservational studyBeverage consumptionSecondary analysisMultivariable logistic regression modelLogistic regression modelsAnalytic cohortMultivariable analysisPotential confoundersUnadjusted oddsBeverage intakeHigh prevalenceHigher oddsIncontinenceGreater oddsRare consumersSymptomsWeeksDemographic characteristicsWomen