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The association between vitamin D and urinary incontinence

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 70, page 1095 (2016)Cite this article

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To the Editor,

We read with interest the findings of the study by Vaughan et al.1 exploring the association of vitamin D levels with urinary incontinence (UI). The findings of the study suggest a possible association between vitamin D insufficiency and incident UI. We would like to comment on this well-designed study.

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  1. Vaughan CP, Tangpricha V, Motahar-Ford N, Goode PS, Burgio KL, Allman RM et al. Vitamin D and incident urinary incontinence in older adults. Eur J Clin Nutr 2016, e-pub ahead of print 16 March 2016 doi:10.1038/ejcn.2016.20.

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  1. Department of Geriatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Y Topcu, F Tufan, G Bahat & M A Karan

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Topcu, Y., Tufan, F., Bahat, G. et al. The association between vitamin D and urinary incontinence. Eur J Clin Nutr 70, 1095 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2016.105

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