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Bidirectional relationships between mental health problems and urinary incontinence in women: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis

2026-02-09 urology Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveComorbidity between urinary incontinence (UI) and affective disorders, including anxiety and depression, is well established in cross-sectional studies and prospective bidirectional associations have also been reported. It is, however, unclear whether these associations are causal. We applied two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to examine if there are causal bidirectional relationships between UI and anxiety, depression, and neuroticism in women. Materials and methodsWe us...

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