Chung K.-H.SHIH-PING LIULin H.-C.Chung S.-D.2021-01-292021-01-2920140733-2467https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84890314121&doi=10.1002%2fnau.22382&partnerID=40&md5=06eb021eaaa7070d540ae12a6f52913chttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/543860Aim: Recent research demonstrated that bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) is associated with many coexisting physical and psychiatric conditions. In this study, we explored the potential association between anxiety disorder (AD) and BPS/IC using a case-controlled population-based approach in Taiwan. Methods: Data on the sampled subjects analyzed in this study were retrieved from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000. Our study included 396 female cases with BPS/IC and 1,980 randomly selected female controls. We excluded subjects who had a history of major psychosis (except AD) or a substance-related disorder. A conditional logistic regression was performed to calculate the odds ratio (OR) for the association between a previous diagnosis of AD and IC/BPS. Results: Of the 2,376 sampled subjects, 136 (5.72%) had received an AD diagnosis. AD was found in 64 (16.16%) cases and in 72 (3.64%) controls (P < 0.001). The conditional logistic regression analysis (conditioned on age group and the index year) suggested that compared to controls, the OR for prior AD among cases was 4.59 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.32-9.08, P < 0.001). After adjusting for chronic pelvic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraines, sicca syndrome, allergies, asthma, and an overactive bladder, the OR for prior AD among cases was 4.37 (95% CI = 2.16-8.85, P < 0.001) compared to the controls. Conclusions: There was an association between AD and BPS/IC, even after taking demographic characteristics, medical co-morbidities, and substance-related disorders into consideration. Results: of this study should alert clinicians to evaluate and monitor the presence of BPS/IC in patients with AD. Neurourol. Urodynam. 33:101-105, 2014. ? 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis; interstitial cystitis; rheumatoid arthritis[SDGs]SDG3adult; aged; allergy; anxiety disorder; article; asthma; controlled study; cystalgia; disease association; female; fibromyalgia; human; interstitial cystitis; irritable colon; major clinical study; migraine; overactive bladder; pelvis pain syndrome; population based case control study; Sjoegren syndrome; bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis; interstitial cystitis; rheumatoid arthritis; Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Case-Control Studies; Comorbidity; Cystitis, Interstitial; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Longitudinal Studies; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Registries; Risk Factors; Taiwanjournal article10.1002/nau.22382240381352-s2.0-84890314121