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Vol. 40. Issue 10.
Pages 621-627 (December 2016)
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Vol. 40. Issue 10.
Pages 621-627 (December 2016)
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Prevalence of storage lower urinary tract symptoms in male patients attending Spanish urology office. Urinary urgency as predictor of quality of life
Prevalencia de síntomas del tracto urinario inferior de llenado en pacientes varones que acuden a consulta de urología en España. La urgencia urinaria como predictor de calidad de vida
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J. Cambronero Santosa,
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javicambro@yahoo.es

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, C. Errando Smetb
a Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
b Unidad de Urología funcional y Femenina, Fundación Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain
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Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with urgency LUTS (n=1015).
Table 2. Multivariate analysis of the relationship between the severity of the urgency LUTS and the scales of symptoms and quality of life.
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Abstract
Introduction

The study sought to determine the symptomatic profile of men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) who visited a urology clinic in Spain and its impact on their health-related quality of life (HRQL).

Materials and methods

A national, epidemiological cross-sectional study was conducted and included 291 urology clinics. The prevalence of storage LUTS was investigated in 25,482 men. The study collected sociodemographic and clinical data from a subgroup of 1015 patients with storage LUTS who filled out the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OABq-SF) and Patient Perception of Bladder Condition (PPBC) questionnaires. The impact of urinary urgency on HRQL was analyzed.

Results

The prevalence of storage LUTS was 41%, increasing with age: 14.1%, 41.5% and 60.8% for patients aged 18–49, 50–64 and ≥65 years, respectively. Of the 1015 selected patients, only 2.6% had storage symptoms exclusively. Symptom severity (IPSS) increased with age. Nocturia, frequency and urgency were the most common symptoms and had the most impact on HRQL (IPSS and OABq-SF). The number of urgency episodes was inversely correlated with the HRQL (r=−0.773; p<0.0001). In the multivariate analysis, only the IPSS and OABq-SF bother scores were significant predictors of HRQL (p<0.001).

Conclusion

Storage LUTS are highly prevalent among patients attending urology clinics in Spain. The severity of the urgency (number of urgency episodes) predicted a poorer quality of life for the patient.

Keywords:
Lower urinary tract symptoms
Filling-type LUTS
Urinary urgency
Quality of life
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Introducción

Se buscó conocer el perfil sintomático de pacientes varones con síntomas del tracto urinario inferior (STUI) que acuden a consulta de urología en España, y el impacto en la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS).

Materiales y métodos

Estudio nacional, epidemiológico, transversal. Incluyó 291 consultas de urología. La prevalencia de STUI de llenado se investigó en 25.482 varones. Se recogieron datos sociodemográficos y clínicos de un subgrupo de 1.015 pacientes con STUI de llenado que completó los cuestionarios IPSS, OABq-SF y PPBC. Se analizó el impacto de la urgencia urinaria en la CVRS.

Resultados

La prevalencia de STUI de llenado fue 41%, aumentando con la edad: 14,1%, 41,5% y 60,8% de los pacientes con 18-49, 50-64 y ≥65 años, respectivamente. De los 1.015 pacientes seleccionados solo el 2,6% presentaba exclusivamente síntomas de llenado. La gravedad de los síntomas (IPSS) aumentó con la edad. La nocturia, la frecuencia y la urgencia fueron los síntomas más frecuentes y con más impacto en la CVRS (IPSS y OABq-SF). El número de episodios de urgencia se correlacionó inversamente con la CVRS (r=−0,773; p<0,0001). En el análisis multivariado solo el IPSS y el OABq-SF de molestias fueron predictores significativos de CVRS (p<0,001).

Conclusión

Existe una alta prevalencia de STUI de llenado entre los pacientes que acuden a consulta de urología en España. La gravedad de la urgencia (número de episodios de urgencia) predijo una peor calidad de vida del paciente.

Palabras clave:
Síntomas del tracto urinario inferior de llenado
Urgencia urinaria
Calidad de vida

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