Mp04-05 Prevalence and Characteristics of Urinary Incontinence in a Treatment-seeking Male Prospective Cohort – Results From the Lurn Study
Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: associated with the decreased prevalence of BPH in men !60 years.Amount of drinking was negatively associated with the BPH prevalence in all age groups except for men < 50 years.Among metabolic syndrome-related components, decreased HDL-cholesterol was the most powerful variable associated with the prevalence of BPH in all age categories although all components of metabolic syndrome were related with increased prevalence of BPH, especially in male !50 years.CONCLUSIONS: Metabolic syndrome and its components, especially decreased HDL-cholesterol, increased the prevalence of BPH and appropriate alcohol intake plays a role in preventing BPH.In addition, from the viewpoint of BPH, social and medical attention to male with low-income thought to be needed.
Source: The Journal of Urology
Authors: Brian T. Helfand MD PhD, Abigail R. Smith PhD, H. Henry Lai MD, Claire C. Yang MD, John L. Gore MD MS, Bradley A. Erickson MD MS FACS, Karl J. Kreder MD MBA, Anne P. Cameron MD, Kevin P. Weinfurt PhD, James W. Griffith PhD, Aaron C. Lentz MD FACS, Pooja Talaty MS MHA, Victor P. Andreev PhD DSc, Ziya Kirkali MD and the LURN Study Group
Language: English
Subfield: Urology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4247610230