Associations between the risk of LUTS/BPH and the number and class of chronic diseases among middle-aged and elder men

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 14965 - 12
• Main Authors: Hu, Zhigang, Tian, Yufeng, Hu, Xiaoqiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 29.04.2025; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308; 692/4025; 692/699; Aged; CHARLS; China - epidemiology; Chronic Disease - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - epidemiology; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - etiology; LUTS/BPH; Male; Middle Aged; Middle-aged and older men; Morbidity; multidisciplinary; Multimorbidity; Prostatic Hyperplasia - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); China; Middle-aged and older men; LUTS/BPH; Morbidity; CHARLS

We explored the associations between the risk of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia(LUTS/BPH) and the number and class of chronic diseases via cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.This study included 5197 men aged ≥ 45 years from the China Health and Retireme...