Urinary incontinence and quality of life among older community-dwelling Australian men: the CHAMP study.

Objective: to describe the prevalence and impact on quality of life of urinary incontinence in a population-based cohort of older community-dwelling Australian men.

Subjects: the population comprised 1,705 men aged >or=70 years participating in the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project, a population-based study of urban older Australian men.

Methods: data were collected between January 2005 and June 2007, and the participation rate was 47%.