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ArticleScientific reports2025

Association between air pollution exposure and lower urinary tract symptoms in Korean men.

Young Min Jee, Seo Eun Hwang, Jae Moon Yun, Su Hwan Cho, Soon Tae Kim, Yoon Hee Kang, Hyun Jin Kim, Jin Ho Park

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Young Min Jee *Department of Family Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Seo Eun Hwang *Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 103 Daehakro, Yeongun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea.
Jae Moon YunDepartment of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 103 Daehakro, Yeongun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea.
Su Hwan ChoDepartment of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 103 Daehakro, Yeongun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea.
Soon Tae KimDepartment of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Yoon Hee KangEnvironmental Institute, Ajou University, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Hyun Jin Kim *Cancer Big Data Center, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea. hyunjin@ncc.re.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4160-4815
Jin Ho Park *Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 103 Daehakro, Yeongun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea. pjhn@snu.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3942-6813

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New Faculty Startup Fund from Seoul National University 800-20220592
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between long-term air pollution exposure and Low Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Korean men. This study included 7,979 adult men who underwent health checkups. Each subject's annual average air pollution exposure levels were estimated using the Community Multiscale Air Quality model. LUTS were evaluated using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire, and the IPSS values were analyzed for their association with LUTS severity. The study population had an average age of 56.1 years, with a prevalence of LUTS at 39.8%. None of the air pollutants were significantly associated with overall LUTS prevalence after adjusting for potential confounders. Interestingly, when divided into two symptoms of LUTS, exposures to particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm in diameter (PM

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