title: A study of lower urinary tract symptoms for the Korean women aged 30 and over.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Cheju National University, 66 Jejudaehakno, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, 690-756, South Korea. hjsong@cheju.ac.kr
authors.forename: Hyo-Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Myung-Ja
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung-Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: Eun-Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Eun-Joo
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jung-Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Sung-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Hwan-Cheol
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Son
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*