ArticleBMJ open2022
Lower urinary tract symptoms and functional ability in older adults: a community-based cross-sectional study.
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- Insights into the associative role of hypertension and angiotensin II receptor in lower urinary tract dysfunction.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2024Review
- Lactobacillus-Polydopamine System for Targeted Drug Delivery in Overactive Bladder: Evidence from Bladder Cell Spheroids, Rat Models, and Urinary Microbiome Profiling.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024Article
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Overactive Bladder in a Large Cohort of Older Poles-A Representative Tele-Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Loss of resilience contributes to detrusor underactivity in advanced age.Biogerontology · 2023Article
- Exploring the Link of Psychological Adaptation, Socio-Economic Status, and Symptom Types on Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Older Women With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesFunctional ability, or the ability to live actively in older age, is essential for healthy ageing. This study assessed the association between the five types of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and functional ability among community-dwelling older adults (≥65 years old).
designA cross-sectional study.
settingCommunity-dwelling older adults (≥65 years old) randomly selected from the basic resident register of Kashiwa city as part of the Kashiwa study.
participantsThe study included 916 community-dwelling older adults (481 male participants) in Japan. OUTCOME MEASURES: A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data regarding LUTS, which included frequency, nocturia, urgency, urinary incontinence and overactive bladder (OAB). Functional ability was measured using the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence. Sex-stratified logistic regression analyses were conducted, adjusting age, obesity, alcohol consumption, polypharmacy and comorbidities.
resultsMale participants experienced symptoms of frequency, nocturia, urgency, urinary incontinence and OAB at rates of 68.0%, 89.0%, 16.0%, 3.7% and 4.3%, respectively. Female participants experienced these symptoms at rates of 68.3%, 80.0%, 11.0%, 7.4% and 8.5%, respectively. Among male participants, lower functional ability was only associated with nocturia (≥3 times/night) (adjusted OR (AOR): 1.71, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.79). Contrarily, lower functional ability among female participants was significantly associated with frequency (AOR: 1.61, 95% CI 1.04 to 2.49), urgency (AOR: 2.06, 95% CI 1.08 to 3.95) and OAB (AOR: 2.43, 95% CI 1.15 to 5.11).
conclusionThe different associations between LUTS and functional ability by sex might be related to differences in the effect of comorbidities and physical fatigue. Our results help clarify the multifaceted effects of LUTS in old age, the need for early detection and treatment of LUTS, and the importance of maintaining functional ability.
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