PD06-09 ASSOCIATION OF URINARY LEAKAGE WITH DECREASED TESTOSTERONE IN OLDER WOMEN: RESULTS FROM THE HEALTH, AGING, AND BODY COMPOSITION STUDY

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:Urinary incontinence is more common in older people, especially women. Androgen receptors are found throughout the pelvic floor and lower urinary tract. At menopause, women experience a decline in testosterone. However, the relationship between available testosterone in the blood and urinary incontinence in older women is not understood. Our objective was to determine if serum free testosterone levels were associated with urinary leakage in older women in a population-based cohort of aging.METHODS:The study population consisted of 3,075 healthy and well-functioning white and black men and women aged 70 to 79 years participating in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Serum free and total testosterone were measured at the same time urinary health questionnaires were administered. Urinary incontinence was defined as self-reported daily urinary leakage. Data were first split by gender and then grouped by self-reported urinary leakage. A one-way ANOVA was performed, for ea...