NIDDK Central Repository - Association of moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms with incident type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1016/j.juro.2014.08.097

PubMed ID

25171906

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2015

Affiliation

New England Research Institutes, Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, and Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital (GAW), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Authors

Araujo AB, Kupelian V, McKinlay JB, Wittert GA

Studies

BACH

Citation

Kupelian V, Araujo AB, Wittert GA, McKinlay JB. Association of moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms with incident type 2 diabetes and heart disease. J Urol 2015 Feb;193(2):581-6. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

Abstract

Increasing evidence suggests a possible link between lower urinary tract symptoms and chronic illnesses. We determined whether lower urinary tract symptoms are associated with incident type 2 diabetes and heart disease in a population based study.