Severity of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms among Middle Aged and Elderly Nigerian Men: Impact on Quality of Life

Autor:	Patrick Temi Adegun, Philip Babatunde Adebayo, Peter Olufemi Areo
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923
Zdroj:	Advances in Urology, Vol 2016 (2016)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1687-6369 1687-6377
DOI:	10.1155/2016/1015796
Popis:	Objectives. To compare the severity of LUTS among middle aged and elderly Nigerian men and determine the influence of LUTS severity on QoL. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted among new patients presenting with LUTS attending Urology clinic between 2011 and 2015. Assessment of symptoms was based on IPSS and bother score completed by the eligible subjects on the same day of their clinic visits. Results. Four hundred patients were studied comprising 229 middle aged and 171 elderly men. Interquartile range (IQR) of IPSS scores for men
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