Sleep related problems and urological symptoms: testing the hypothesis of bidirectionality in a longitudinal, population based study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We evaluate the bidirectional association between urological symptoms (urinary incontinence, lower urinary tract symptoms and nocturia) and sleep related variables.

Materials and methods

Data were obtained from a prospective cohort study of 1,610 men and 2,535 women who completed baseline (2002 to 2005) and followup (2006 to 2010) phases of the BACH (Boston Area Community Health) Survey, a population based random sample survey. Sleep restriction (5 hours or less per night), restless sleep, sleep medication use and urological symptoms were assessed by self-report. Urinary incontinence was defined as weekly leakage or moderate/severe leakage, lower urinary tract symptoms (overall, obstructive, irritative) were defined by the AUA-SI (American Urological Association symp

SUBMITTER: Araujo AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3865224 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature