NIDDK Central Repository - Association of urological symptoms and chronic illness in men and women: contributions of symptom severity and duration--results from the BACH Survey.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1016/j.juro.2008.10.039

PubMed ID

19091335

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2009

Affiliation

New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, USA. vkupelian@neriscience.com

Authors

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

Studies

BACH

Citation

Kupelian V, Rosen RC, Link CL, McVary KT, Aiyer LP, Mollon P, Kaplan SA, McKinlay JB. Association of urological symptoms and chronic illness in men and women: contributions of symptom severity and duration--results from the BACH Survey. J Urol 2009 Feb;181(2):694-700. Epub 2008 Dec 16.

Abstract

We investigated the association between lower urinary tract symptoms and chronic illness, such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and depression, in men and women. In addition, we determined whether a dose-response relationship exists in the association between the severity and duration of urological symptoms and major chronic illnesses.