NIDDK Central Repository - Association of lower urinary tract symptoms and the metabolic syndrome: results from the Boston area community health survey.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1016/j.juro.2012.11.026

PubMed ID

23234611

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2013

Affiliation

New England Research Institutes, 9 Galen St., Watertown, MA 02472, USA. vkupelian@neriscience.com

Authors

Aiyer LP, Hall SA, Kaplan SA, Kupelian V, Link CL, McKinlay JB, McVary KT, Mollon P, Rosen RC, Tamimi N

Studies

BACH

Citation

Kupelian V, McVary KT, Kaplan SA, Hall SA, Link CL, Aiyer LP, Mollon P, Tamimi N, Rosen RC, McKinlay JB. Association of lower urinary tract symptoms and the metabolic syndrome: results from the Boston area community health survey. J Urol 2013 Jan;189(1 Suppl):S107-14; discussion S115-6.

Abstract

In this study we investigated the relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms as defined by the American Urological Association symptom index and the metabolic syndrome, and determined the relationship between individual symptoms comprising the American Urological Association symptom index and the metabolic syndrome.