Obesity Increases and Physical Activity Decreases Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Risk in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study

Abstract Background Two potential targets for preventing chronic lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in older men are obesity and physical activity. Objective To examine associations of adiposity and physical activity with incident LUTS in community-dwelling older men. Design, setting, and participa...

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Veröffentlicht in:European urology 2011-12, Vol.60 (6), p.1173-1180
Hauptverfasser: Parsons, J. Kellogg, Messer, Karen, White, Martha, Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth, Bauer, Douglas C, Marshall, Lynn M
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Background Two potential targets for preventing chronic lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in older men are obesity and physical activity. Objective To examine associations of adiposity and physical activity with incident LUTS in community-dwelling older men. Design, setting, and participants The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS) is a prospective cohort of men ≥65 yr of age. MrOS participants without LUTS and a history of LUTS treatment at baseline were included in this analysis. Measurements Adiposity was measured with body mass index (BMI), physical activity with the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) and self-report of daily walking, and LUTS with the American Urological Association Symptom Index. Results and limitations The mean age (standard deviation [SD]) of the 1695 participants was 72 (5) yr at baseline. At a mean (SD) follow-up of 4.6 (0.5) yr, 524 (31%) of men reported incident LUTS. In multivariate analyses, compared with men of normal weight at baseline (BMI
ISSN:0302-2838
1873-7560
DOI:10.1016/j.eururo.2011.07.040