TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between lifestyle and health factors and severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in 106,435 middle-Aged and older australian men
T2 - Population-based study
AU - Smith, David P.
AU - Weber, Marianne F.
AU - Soga, Kay
AU - Korda, Rosemary J.
AU - Tikellis, Gabriella
AU - Patel, Manish I.
AU - Clements, Mark S.
AU - Dwyer, Terry
AU - Latz, Isabel K.
AU - Banks, Emily
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Smith et al.
PY - 2014/10/15
Y1 - 2014/10/15
N2 - Background: Despite growing interest in prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) through better understanding of modifiable risk factors, large-scale population-based evidence is limited.Objective: To describe risk factors associated with severe LUTS in the 45 and Up Study, a large cohort study.Design, Setting, and Participants: A cross-sectional analysis of questionnaire data from 106,435 men aged $45 years, living in New South Wales, Australia.Outcome Measures and Statistical Analysis: LUTS were measured by a modified version of the International Prostate Symptom Score (m-IPSS). The strength of association between severe LUTS and socio-demographic, lifestyle and healthrelated factors was estimated, using logistic regression to calculate odds ratios, adjusted for a range of confounding factors.Results: Overall, 18.3% reported moderate, and 3.6% severe, LUTS. Severe LUTS were more common among men reporting previous prostate cancer (7.6%), total prostatectomy (4.9%) or having part of the prostate removed (8.2%). After excluding men with prostate cancer or prostate surgery, the prevalence of moderate-severe LUTS in the cohort (n = 95,089) ranged from 10.6% to 35.4% for ages 45-49 to $80; the age-related increase was steeper for storage than voiding symptoms. The adjusted odds of severe LUTS decreased with increasing education (tertiary qualification versus no school certificate, odds ratio (OR = 0.78 (0.68-0.89))) and increasing physical activity (high versus low, OR = 0.83 (0.76-0.91)). Odds were elevated among current smokers versus never-smokers (OR = 1.64 (1.43-1.88)), obese versus healthy-weight men (OR = 1.27 (1.14- 1.41)) and for comorbid conditions (e.g., heart disease versus no heart disease, OR = 1.36 (1.24-1.49)), and particularly for severe versus no physical functional limitation (OR = 5.17 (4.51-5.93)).Conclusions: LUTS was associated with a number of factors, including modifiable risk factors, suggesting potential targets for prevention.
AB - Background: Despite growing interest in prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) through better understanding of modifiable risk factors, large-scale population-based evidence is limited.Objective: To describe risk factors associated with severe LUTS in the 45 and Up Study, a large cohort study.Design, Setting, and Participants: A cross-sectional analysis of questionnaire data from 106,435 men aged $45 years, living in New South Wales, Australia.Outcome Measures and Statistical Analysis: LUTS were measured by a modified version of the International Prostate Symptom Score (m-IPSS). The strength of association between severe LUTS and socio-demographic, lifestyle and healthrelated factors was estimated, using logistic regression to calculate odds ratios, adjusted for a range of confounding factors.Results: Overall, 18.3% reported moderate, and 3.6% severe, LUTS. Severe LUTS were more common among men reporting previous prostate cancer (7.6%), total prostatectomy (4.9%) or having part of the prostate removed (8.2%). After excluding men with prostate cancer or prostate surgery, the prevalence of moderate-severe LUTS in the cohort (n = 95,089) ranged from 10.6% to 35.4% for ages 45-49 to $80; the age-related increase was steeper for storage than voiding symptoms. The adjusted odds of severe LUTS decreased with increasing education (tertiary qualification versus no school certificate, odds ratio (OR = 0.78 (0.68-0.89))) and increasing physical activity (high versus low, OR = 0.83 (0.76-0.91)). Odds were elevated among current smokers versus never-smokers (OR = 1.64 (1.43-1.88)), obese versus healthy-weight men (OR = 1.27 (1.14- 1.41)) and for comorbid conditions (e.g., heart disease versus no heart disease, OR = 1.36 (1.24-1.49)), and particularly for severe versus no physical functional limitation (OR = 5.17 (4.51-5.93)).Conclusions: LUTS was associated with a number of factors, including modifiable risk factors, suggesting potential targets for prevention.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0109278
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0109278
M3 - Article
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 9
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 10
M1 - e109278
ER -