Co-Occurrence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Men.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

To estimate associations between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and phenotypic frailty in older men.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Community-dwelling men recruited from 2000 to 2002 from six U.S. academic centers for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study.

Participants

A total of 5,979 men aged 65 and older.

Measurements

The independent variable was LUTS severity (none/mild, moderate, or severe) assessed with the American Urologic Association Symptom Index. Participants were categorized as frail, intermediate stage, or robust using an adapted Cardiovascular Health Study index (components: low lean mass, weakness, exhaustion, slowness, and low physical activity). Associations were estimated with odds ratios and 95% conf

SUBMITTER: Bauer SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7744321 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature