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May 15, 2008Obesity and unhealthy lifestyles linked to more complex urinary problems |
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From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: People who are obese and lead unhealthy lifestyles are more likely to suffer from a larger number of urinary problems, according to a population-based study of more than 5,000 men and women published in the May issue of the UK-based urology journal BJU International. According to the Boston Area Community Health Survey (BACH), other health issues that increase the risk of multiple lower urinary tract symptoms include diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. The study, which received funding from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases -- part of the USA's National Institutes of Health - looked at the urological symptoms of 5,506 residents in Boston, Massachusetts. All were aged between 30 and 70 and 42 per cent were male. "The cluster analysis method is highly objective and make no assumptions about which men or women are more likely to suffer from these common conditions" explains Dr Raymond C Rosen, Senior Scientist at the New England Research Institutes in Massachusetts. On average, symptomatic women were older than women who didn't report any symptoms and average ages in the more symptomatic clusters were higher. Men were much more likely to find themselves in Cluster Five if they had a sedentary lifestyle, with 54 per cent recording the lowest levels of physical activity, compared with 20 per cent for men with no symptoms. Established in 1929, BJU International is published 23 times a year by Wiley-Blackwell and edited by Professor John Fitzpatrick from Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and University College Dublin, Ireland. Together, the companies have created a global publishing business with deep strength in every major academic and professional field.
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