ArticleUrology2012
Lower urinary tract symptoms and diet quality: findings from the 2000-2001 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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- Evidence of the Impact of Diet, Fluid Intake, Caffeine, Alcohol and Tobacco on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Systematic Review.The Journal of urology · 2017Pooled it
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- Management of Persistent Storage Symptoms and Overactive Bladder in Men Diagnosed with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Narrative Review.Advances in therapy · 2026Review
- The Influence of Dietary Habits on Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Differential Influence of Water Intake on Voiding Symptoms and Storage Symptoms.The world journal of men's health · 2025Article
- The Impact of a Healthy Lifestyle on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Erectile Function: A Prospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Association between dietary mineral intakes and urine flow rate: data from the 2009-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Overview of BPH: Symptom Relief with Dietary Polyphenols, Vitamins and Phytochemicals by Nutraceutical Supplements with Implications to the Prostate Microbiome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Age and Obesity Promote Methylation and Suppression of 5α-Reductase 2: Implications for Personalized Therapy of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.The Journal of urology · 2015Article
- Lifestyle and lower urinary tract symptoms: what is the correlation in men?Current opinion in urology · 2015Review
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- Association of bowel habits with lower urinary tract symptoms in men: findings from the 2005-2006 and 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.The Journal of urology · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the association between dietary quality and the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).
methodsWe used urinary symptom and dietary data obtained from the 2000-2001 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for the study. Dietary quality was assessed using the 10-component United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Healthy Eating Index (HEI). We used bivariate methods to examine rates of LUTS among men with poor versus good diets. Multivariable logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios after applying sample weights and controlling for age, race/ethnicity, smoking status, diabetes, alcohol intake, and exercise.
resultsOur study cohort consisted of 1385 men aged ≥40 years, of whom 279 (21.1%) reported LUTS. We found higher rates of LUTS among men with poor dietary intake of dairy (22.4% vs 16.4%, P = .013) and among men with poor intake of protein (24.6% vs 17.9%, P = .012) as well as among those with overall poor diet (25.8 vs 17.8%, P = .018) with little dietary variety (26.1 vs 17.6%, P = .001). On multivariate analysis, an unhealthy diet (odds ratios [OR] = 1.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.05-2.90) was associated with more LUTS, whereas alcohol intake was protective from LUTS (OR = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.48-0.93).
conclusionIn an analysis of NHANES data, we found that poor diet quality was independently associated with patient-reported LUTS.
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