Prevalence and risk factors of overactive bladder syndrome among Egyptian medical students, and its impact on health-related quality of life, cross-sectional study
Ahmed Fayez Mohamed, Abdelmonam M Hagag, May Mahmoud Elgamal, Ibrahim Essam Elshaikh, Asmaa Hamdy Abdellatif, Abdullah Ali, Ahmed M Eliwa · 2026
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Ahmed Fayez Mohamed and co-authors present a 2026 survey of overactive bladder symptoms among Egyptian medical students, a group whose bladder health is rarely studied despite punishing schedules. The team used a validated short questionnaire covering symptom bother and quality of life.
Just over a thousand students responded. About 15 percent met the study's picture of overactive bladder, and just over half reported some decline in quality of life linked to symptoms. Bother scores were higher in the earlier, academic phase of the degree than in clinical years. Energy drink consumption stood out as a risk factor, while ordinary caffeinated drinks and smoking showed no link. Age, sex, and body mass also showed none. The authors call for wider risk-factor research.
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| CREATOR | Ahmed Fayez Mohamed, Abdelmonam M Hagag, May Mahmoud Elgamal, Ibrahim Essam Elshaikh, Asmaa Hamdy Abdellatif, Abdullah Ali, Ahmed M Eliwa |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |