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ArticleInternational journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association2025

Is seated voiding associated with lower urinary tract symptoms, health conditions, or marital status? Findings by age group from the 2023 Japan Community Health Survey.

Noritoshi Sekido, Nobuhiro Haga, Kenji Omae, Yasue Kubota, Takahiko Mitsui, Naoya Masumori, Motoaki Saito, Ryuji Sakakibara, Mikako Yoshida, Satoru Takahashi

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Noritoshi SekidoEpidemiological Survey Executive Committee, The Japanese Continence Society, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0169-4783
Nobuhiro HagaEpidemiological Survey Executive Committee, The Japanese Continence Society, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3618-5214
Kenji OmaeEpidemiological Survey Executive Committee, The Japanese Continence Society, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasue KubotaEpidemiological Survey Executive Committee, The Japanese Continence Society, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
Takahiko MitsuiEpidemiological Survey Executive Committee, The Japanese Continence Society, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0408-3678
Naoya MasumoriEpidemiological Survey Executive Committee, The Japanese Continence Society, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6324-0739
Motoaki SaitoEpidemiological Survey Executive Committee, The Japanese Continence Society, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2962-1607
Ryuji SakakibaraEpidemiological Survey Executive Committee, The Japanese Continence Society, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
Mikako YoshidaEpidemiological Survey Executive Committee, The Japanese Continence Society, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoru TakahashiEpidemiological Survey Executive Committee, The Japanese Continence Society, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0819-9478

Funding

the 50th Anniversary Project of the Japanese Continence Society
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSeated voiding may be an attempt to obviate voiding dysfunction, improve physical stability during voiding, and prevent messy bathroom contamination. Therefore, we hypothesized that seated voiders had a higher prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), deteriorating health conditions, and a higher marriage rate than standing voiders.

methodsOf the participants from the 2023 Japan Community Health Survey conducted by the Japanese Continence Society, 2936 men (mean age: 53.6 years old) were divided into sitting and standing groups based on their posture when voiding at home. Characteristics of the two groups were compared, and factors associated with seated voiding stratified by age were investigated using multivariable logistic regression analysis.

resultsOne-thousand six-hundred and sixty men (57%) voided in the sitting position at home, and the proportion of seated voiding decreased with age. On multivariable analysis, comorbidities other than benign prostatic hyperplasia were associated with the standing group aged 40-59, and storage symptoms were associated with the seated group aged 60 and older. Being married was significantly and consistently associated with seated voiding across all ages.

conclusionsApproximately 60% of Japanese men void in the sitting position at home. There are certain differences in the associations of LUTS and health conditions with voiding position by age, while seated voiding is consistently associated with marital status throughout all ages, which implies that sanitation matters.

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Lower Urinary Tract SymptomsMarital StatusPostureSitting PositionUrinationAdultAgedAge FactorsHealth StatusHealth SurveysHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceCommunity‐dwelling personsepidemiologylower urinary tract symptomsseated voidingvoiding position

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PMID39451098
PMCPMC11803177

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