Association Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Frailty in Older Men Presenting for Urologic Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association between non-neurogenic lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and frailty among treatment-seeking older men.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study of male patients age 65 years and older presenting to an academic urology practice between December 2015 and March 2019. Men with cancer, neurologic disease, indwelling catheter, or continuous leakage were excluded. Participants completed a Timed-Up-and-Go-Test (TUGT) which was used to categorize men as fast (≤10 seconds), intermediate (11-14 seconds), or slow (≥15 seconds). Participants with the following diagnoses were identified using billing codes extracted from the electronic medical record: overactive bladder (OAB), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), mixed OAB/BPH, or non-LUTS urologic c

SUBMITTER: Bauer SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7870540 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature