Incidence and progression of lower urinary tract symptoms in a large prospective cohort of United States men.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To support trials testing lifestyle interventions for lower urinary tract symptoms, often a consequence of benign prostatic hyperplasia, we estimated the incidence and progression rates of lower urinary tract symptoms in United States men unselected for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Materials and methods

We studied men in the HPFS (Health Professionals Follow-Up Study) whom we asked to report periodically by mailed survey whether they had undergone surgery or used medications for lower urinary tract symptoms and to complete the International Prostate Symptom Score survey. For incidence we included 25,879 men with an International Prostate Symptom Score of 0 to 7 and no surgery history who were followed from 1992 to 2008. Incident moderate or worse lower urinary tract

SUBMITTER: Platz EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3458232 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature