ABSTRACT
Objective
To assess the association between physical activity, evaluated by the Physical Activity
Scale for Elderly (PASE) questionnaire and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in
male patients.
Methods
From 2009 onward, a consecutive series of patients with LUTS-benign prostatic enlargement
were enrolled. Symptoms were evaluated using the International Prostate Symptom Score
(IPSS) with its subscores and prostate volume using transrectal ultrasound. Physical
activity was evaluated with the PASE questionnaire, consisting of 12 questions regarding
frequency and duration of leisure activity and recently used to evaluate physical
activity in patients with prostatic disorders. The risk of detecting LUTS (IPSS ≥8),
voiding LUTS (vIPSS≥5), and storage LUTS (sLUTS) (sIPSS ≥4) was evaluated using binary
logistic regression analysis.
Results
Six hundred and seventeen patients were enrolled in 2 centers (Rome, Vasto, Italy).
Median PASE score was 118 (IQR 73/169), and median IPSS was 9 (IQR 5/15). Overall
189 of 617 (30%) patients presented moderate/severe LUTS. These patients presented
a lower PASE score (111 IQR 69/160 vs 125 IQR 83/180; P = .016) when compared to patients with total IPSS ≤7.
On multivariate analysis, PASE score (OR = 0.997 per unit, 95%CI: 0.994-1.000; P = .023), and prostate volume (OR = 1.008 per mL, 1.000-1.016; P = .045) were independent predictors of LUTS severity. As well PASE score was an independent
predictor of moderate/severe sLUTS (OR = 0.996, 95%CI:0.993-0.999; P = .015).
Conclusion
In our study a reduced physical activity, assessed using the PASE questionnaire, is
associated with an increased risk of moderate severe LUTS, more specifically of moderate/severe
sLUTS.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 09, 2019
Accepted:
December 31,
2018
Received:
October 29,
2018
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Financial Disclosure: The authors declare that they have no relevant financial interests.
Ethical Approval: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. This article does not contain any studies with animals performed by any of the authors.
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