Gray Marion A, Crampton Peter, Weinstein Philip, Nacey John N
Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
BJU Int. 2004 Jul;94(1):96-100. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.04908.x.
To define lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and their relationship to general practitioner (GP) visits and ethnicity among men in the New Zealand (NZ) population-based Wellington Region Community Prostate Study.
In 2001-2002 NZ European, Maori and Pacific Island participants were selected from the Wellington region of NZ. Demographic questions, the International Prostate Symptom Score and yearly GP attendance questions were completed by 862 subjects with no history of prostate cancer.
There were no significant differences in LUTS among the ethnic groups (P = 0.80) but symptom scores were positively correlated with age only for NZ Europeans (P < 0.001, r = 0.179). Overall, NZ populations have a lower prevalence of LUTS than is evident for ethnic groups in other countries. Pacific Islanders attended the GP more often than both NZ Europeans and Maori.
Ethnic differences in age-related urinary symptoms and visits to the GP are important for informing culturally appropriate clinical practice and prostate health promotion with minority groups.
在基于新西兰惠灵顿地区社区前列腺研究的人群中，明确下尿路症状（LUTS）及其与全科医生（GP）就诊和种族的关系。
2001 - 2002年，从新西兰惠灵顿地区选取了新西兰欧洲人、毛利人和太平洋岛民参与者。862名无前列腺癌病史的受试者完成了人口统计学问题、国际前列腺症状评分以及每年看全科医生的相关问题。
不同种族间LUTS无显著差异（P = 0.80），但仅新西兰欧洲人的症状评分与年龄呈正相关（P < 0.001，r = 0.179）。总体而言，新西兰人群LUTS的患病率低于其他国家的种族。太平洋岛民看全科医生的频率高于新西兰欧洲人和毛利人。
年龄相关的泌尿症状和看全科医生方面的种族差异，对于为少数群体提供符合文化背景的临床实践和前列腺健康促进信息很重要。
