... asso-ciation of OAB with age (men and women), body mass index - BMI (female) , menopause (female) , con-stipation (female) , episiotomy (female) , and beer consumption (men). 2, 6,7,8 In this prospective ... urologic male veterans popula-tion, the need for OAB screening, and risk factors for OAB. METHODS An IRB-approved self-administered question-naire on urinary symptoms was given to male pa-tients ... al.8, w e f ou nd no association between OAB and BMI. However, patients in that study were all female. We also found no association with smoking, race, di-abetes, hypertension, congestive heart...