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Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Among Individuals Aged 50 Years and Over and Its Effect on the Quality of Life in a Semi‐Rural Area of Western Turkey
Author(s) -
ARSLANTAS Didem,
GOKLER Mehmet E.,
UNSAL Alaettin,
BAŞESKIOĞLU Barbaros
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
luts: lower urinary tract symptoms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.451
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1757-5672
pISSN - 1757-5664
DOI - 10.1111/luts.12100
Subject(s) - lower urinary tract symptoms , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , logistic regression , international prostate symptom score , nocturia , cross sectional study , family history , gerontology , demography , urinary system , prostate , pathology , nursing , cancer , sociology
Objectives The number of individuals with lower urinary tract symptoms ( LUTS ) is increasing as the average age of the men in the community increases. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of LUTS and to assess the quality of life in men aged 50 years and older in S ivrihisar. Methods This cross‐sectional study was conducted in men aged over 50 years and included 450 subjects. The quality of life was evaluated using the SF ‐36 H ealth‐ R elated Q uality of L ife S cale and the I nternational P rostate S ymptom S core ( IPSS ) to assess the presence and severity of LUTS . The statistical analysis was conducted using M ann– W hitney U ‐tests, χ 2 tests and logistic regression analysis. Results The prevalence of LUTS was 78.7%, and the prevalence of moderate to severe LUTS was 32.4%. Comparative analyses between the individuals who had moderate to severe LUTS and those who did not indicated that individuals aged 60 and over, those with a primary school education or below, those without social insurance, those who were current smokers, those having any chronic disease diagnosed by a physician, those with a history of using diuretics, and those with a family history of prostate or bladder disease were associated with a higher prevalence of LUTS . In our study, the quality of life is adversely affected by an increased severity of LUTS . Conclusion The prevalence of LUTS was found to be high in the men in this region of T urkey, and the degree of LUTS is inversely correlated with the quality of life.