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A study of lower urinary tract symptoms for the Korean women aged 30 and over

Authors: Hyo-Jeong Song, Myung-Ja Kim, Jung-Sik Huh, Eun-Ok Park, Eun-Joo Lee, Jung-Sun Moon, Sung-Hee Ahn, Hwan-Cheol Son

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 4/2006

Abstract

The purposes of this study were (1) to identify the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) for Korean women, (2) to evaluate the LUTS scores of the subjects in relation with each UI patterns and general characteristics, and (3) to identify affecting factors developing LUTS by using self-administered questionnaire. Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted for 3,371 women aged 30 to 89 years old who were allocated at six provinces in South Korea. UI and LUTS were assessed by validated symptom scales including the International Prostate Symptom Score. Of all the respondents, 63.4% had experienced UI more than once a month during the prior 12 months. Among the respondents, 36.6% had no UI, 47.5% had stress UI, 0.4% had urge UI, and 15.5% had mixed UI. The mean LUTS score of the total respondents was 7.8±4.1. The LUTS was significantly predicted by age (p<.0001) and mixed UI (p<.0001), and 79.4% of variance in LUTS was explained. The highest LUTS scores were shown in the subjects with mixed UI, and we found that LUTS scores increased with age.

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Title: A study of lower urinary tract symptoms for the Korean women aged 30 and over
Authors: Hyo-Jeong Song
Myung-Ja Kim
Jung-Sik Huh
Eun-Ok Park
Eun-Joo Lee
Jung-Sun Moon
Sung-Hee Ahn
Hwan-Cheol Son
Publication date: 01-08-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 4/2006
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-005-0013-6

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