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ArticleBMC urology2024

Lower urinary tract symptoms among normal-weight, overweight, and obese palestinians: a study of prevalence and impact on the quality of life.

Yazeed Amous, Sabreen Isefan, Kholoud Hamarsheh, Hatim Hijaz, Riad Amer, Ramzi Shawahna

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Article in BMC urology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07383987 (Investigation of Genital Hygiene, Toilet Behaviors, Body Awareness, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Normal Weight and Overweight/Obese Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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NCT07383987 completednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Investigation of Genital Hygiene, Toilet Behaviors, Body Awareness, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Normal Weight and Overweight/Obese Women

TypeobservationalSponsorGulhane School of MedicineRan2025 to 2026Enrolled216ConditionsLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), Genital Hygiene, Obesity, Toilet Training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. A Comparative Randomized Crossover Pilot Study Comparing Male External Urine Collection Devices in Home Settings.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yazeed AmousDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Sabreen IsefanDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Kholoud HamarshehDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Hatim HijazDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine. hhijaz@najah.edu.
Riad AmerDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Ramzi ShawahnaDepartment of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine. ramzi_shawahna@hotmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study was conducted to assess the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) among non-obese and obese Palestinians. The study also aimed to assess the effects of LUTS on the quality of life of obese and non-obese Palestinians.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study that was conducted among normal-weight, overweight, and obese Palestinians using the King Health Questionnaire. The data collected from participants were entered and analyzed using SPSS (version 22).

resultsIn this study, data were collected from 378 participants. The median age of the participants was 42.0 [30.0, 55.0] years, and the median body mass index was 27.1 [24.0, 30.8] kg/m

conclusionHigher prevalence of LUTS among obese patients compared to nonobese patients was observed among the Palestinians. Obese patients reported significantly higher deterioration of the quality of life as a result of LUTS compared to nonobese patients. Urologists, nutritionists, public health specialists, and other healthcare providers should consider measures to reduce LUTS among obese patients and improve their quality of life.

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ArabsLower Urinary Tract SymptomsObesityOverweightQuality of LifeAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceLower urinary tract symptomsLUTS prevalenceObesityQuality of life

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PMCPMC11396118

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