ArticleInternational neurourology journal2022
The Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Overactive Bladder in South Korea: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study.
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- Association between truncal muscle mass index measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis and overactive bladder symptoms in men: A retrospective cross-sectional analysis.Investigative and clinical urology · 2025Article
- Association between motor symptom severity and urinary dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: a retrospective study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Associations between serum testosterone levels and overactive bladder in women: a cross-sectional research of NHANES 2011 to 2016.International urology and nephrology · 2024Article
- Prevalence and impact on daily life of lower urinary tract symptoms in Japan: Results of the 2023 Japan Community Health Survey (JaCS 2023).International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2024Article
- Medicinal plants and natural products for treating overactive bladder.Chinese medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeLower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) affect over half of the adults' population worldwide, with an increasing prevalence among the older age groups. Therefore, with the increasing elderly population, LUTS is an important disease, highlighting the need for accurate data on its prevalence. This present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of LUTS in South Korea.
methodsThe study targeted individuals aged at least 19 years nationwide. We conducted computer-assisted telephone interviews, 80% mobile random digital dialing (RDD) sampling frame, and 20% landline RDD sampling frame between April and May 2020. Questionnaires included The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), the overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), and the characteristics of respondents. Current International Continence Society definitions were used for individual LUTS and OAB.
resultsThere were 2,000 respondents, 1,009 (50.4%) were women and 546 (27.3%) were aged ≥60 years. Based on our IPSS questionnaire survey results, 77.9% of the respondents had LUTS; 63.7% had mild symptoms (1-7), 11.7% had moderate symptoms (8-19), and 2.4% had severe symptoms (20-35). The prevalence and severity of LUTS increased with age with 22.1% of respondents aged 60 years and above complaining of moderate or severe LUTS. According to the survey through OABSS, the prevalence of OAB was 9.6%, males were 10.3% and females were 9.0%.
conclusionBased on our survey results, 77.9% of the Korean adult population (over the age of 19) experienced at least one LUTS, and the severity increased with age. The prevalence and severity of OAB increased with age, especially after 40 years; the prevalence of OAB was 9.6%, and 13.4% of them were over 60 years old.
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