Prevalence and correlates of painful bladder syndrome symptoms in Fuzhou Chinese women

AIMS: We randomly sampled a community-based, healthy population to evaluate the prevalence and correlates of painful bladder syndrome (PBS) symptoms. METHODS: We randomly sampled 6,066 women (3.0% of registered female residents) aged 20 years or above in Fuzhou and mailed Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms questionnaire for women self-completion. Four thousand six hundred eight four (77.2%) women with evaluable data were included in this study. RESULTS: The prevalence of PBS symptoms in Fuzhou Chinese women was 0.98% (n = 46). A multiple logistic regression analysis showed parity >2, diabetes mellitus, and smoking were correlated with PBS symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of PBS symptoms in Chinese women is similar to those in Occidental women. Parity >2, diabetes mellitus, and smoking are potential correlates for PBS symptoms.