Survey and Risk Factors for Lower Urinary Tract Storage Symptoms in Middle‐Aged and Older Stroke Patients in Urban China

Abstract

Our study identified not only putative risk factors for LUTS in middle-aged and elderly stroke patients, but genuine factors including snoring, living environment and educational background that increased the odds of storage symptoms as well. We identified that regular exercise and living with their children were protective factors for storage symptoms in stroke patients.

Oxidative Stress: A Putative Link Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Aging and Major Chronic Diseases

“…Nocturia (76%), urgency (70%), and daytime frequency (59%) are the most frequent symptoms in stroke patients ( 97 ). Tian et al have shown that LUTS prevalence in patients with stroke history is about 62.6% ( 15 ). Storage symptoms in stroke patients have been found to be significantly correlated with increasing age, male gender, high education, living alone, snoring, and co-existing medical conditions such as hypertension, and coronary heart disease ( 15 ).…”

“…Tian et al have shown that LUTS prevalence in patients with stroke history is about 62.6% ( 15 ). Storage symptoms in stroke patients have been found to be significantly correlated with increasing age, male gender, high education, living alone, snoring, and co-existing medical conditions such as hypertension, and coronary heart disease ( 15 ). While, voiding symptoms, including slow stream and straining, are markedly associated with age and physical activity following stroke ( 98 ).…”

“…It is estimated that 133 million Americans (or 45% of the population) suffer from at least one chronic disease, and this number is continuously increasing (11). LUTS were found to be highly prevalent in the aging population (12)(13)(14)(15)(16), and patients with chronic diseases and conditions such as obesity (17)(18)(19)(20)(21), metabolic syndrome (MetS) (22)(23)(24)(25)(26), diabetes (27)(28)(29)(30)(31), cardiovascular disease (32)(33)(34)(35)(36), hypertension (37)(38)(39), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46), autoimmune diseases (47-50), Alzheimer's disease (51)(52)(53), and Parkinson's disease (54)(55)(56)(57). These diseases seem to adversely affect one or more organs in the lower urinary tract (bladder and urethra) and prostate, leading to LUTS.…”