Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is associated with lower urinary tract symptoms

Abstract

The present work presented a very relevant and original assessment associating vitamin D deficiency in children with overactive bladder related urinary incontinence (1). This topic has been studied in adults, but still little explored in children, which makes this study very relevant and current. Overactive bladder (OAB) is the most important underlying cause of urgency that leads to incontinence in men and women (2). In ddition OAB is a syndrome that is associated with multiple urinary tract symptoms and could affect the patient’s quality of life. The vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is reported to be linked to OAB syndrome, which exacerbated by stress conditions. Urinary incontinence and hypovitaminosis D are prevalent problems of the geriatric population (3). However, little is known about its role in pediatric OAB; in this context the results of the present study make an important contribution to guide future evaluation of vitamin D deficiency and considering it in treatment-resistant cases.