Tuncay Aki Fazil, Aygun Cem, Bilir Nazmi, Erkan Ilhan, Ozen Haluk
Department of Urology, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
Int J Urol. 2003 Jul;10(7):364-70. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2003.00638.x.
The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), assess the impact of LUTS on quality of life (QOL) and compare the results with recent reports from other population-based studies.
A total of 266 men participated in the study. The men were stratified into 10-year age groups between 40 and 79 years. All participants were asked to complete a questionnaire that included a Turkish translation of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) with QOL questions, and void into a uroflowmeter to obtain voided urine volume, peak and mean flow rate.
While 14.8% of men had no symptoms (IPSS = 0), 24.9% had moderate to severe symptoms (IPSS> 7). Severity of symptoms increased with age (P = 0.0018). There was a strong relationship between bother score and IPSS (rs = 0.79, P = 0.0001). Fifty-five percent of moderately symptomatic and 78% of severely symptomatic men reported poor QOL (QOL score >/= 3). The results of the survey provide a general picture of the symptomatology and urinary flow profiles of elderly men living in Turkey.
The prevalence of LUTS in the Turkish community is fairly high, it increases with age and has an impact on QOL that is not negligible.
本研究旨在确定下尿路症状（LUTS）的发生率，评估LUTS对生活质量（QOL）的影响，并将结果与其他基于人群的研究的近期报告进行比较。
共有266名男性参与了该研究。这些男性被分为40至79岁的10岁年龄组。所有参与者都被要求完成一份问卷，其中包括国际前列腺症状评分（IPSS）的土耳其语翻译及生活质量问题，并使用尿流计排尿以获取排尿量、峰值流速和平均流速。
14.8%的男性无症状（IPSS = 0），24.9%有中度至重度症状（IPSS>7）。症状严重程度随年龄增加（P = 0.0018）。困扰评分与IPSS之间存在很强的相关性（rs = 0.79，P = 0.0001）。55%有中度症状的男性和78%有重度症状的男性报告生活质量较差（生活质量评分≥3）。该调查结果提供了居住在土耳其的老年男性症状学和尿流情况的总体概况。
土耳其社区中LUTS的患病率相当高，随年龄增长而增加，并且对生活质量的影响不可忽视。
