Trends in Age-Specific Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study
Purpose To elucidate the longitudinal changes in the prevalence of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) according to age over the past 10 years. Materials and Methods The changes in the proportion of prevalence for LUTD, including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and urinary incontinence (UI) am...
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| author | Young Hwan Kim Se Hwa Hong Tae Wook Kang Hyun Chul Chung Tae Hyoung Kim Sae Chul Kim Sang Baek Koh Jae Hung Jung |
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| description | Purpose To elucidate the longitudinal changes in the prevalence of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) according to age over the past 10 years. Materials and Methods The changes in the proportion of prevalence for LUTD, including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and urinary incontinence (UI) among South Koreans from 2009 to 2018, were analyzed using the National Health Information Database established by the Korean National Health Insurance Service. All conditions were defined according to the corresponding Korean Standard Classification of Diseases-8 for diagnosis and surgical procedures and Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service codes for drugs. Results The 60-69, 70-79, and over 80 age groups accounted for more than 60% of the LUTD cases from 2009 to 2018, while significant increases in the crude prevalence of LUTD were observed over a 10-year period in all age groups (p for trend <0.05). In age groups over 60 years, LUTD was more prevalent in men than women, but there was no statistically significant difference in proportion (p>0.05). The changes in the prevalence and prevalence proportion exhibited similar trends in BPH, UI, and LUTD. Conclusions LUTD was more prevalent in the elderly aged over 60 years old than in younger adults. Therefore, this study suggests the development of nationwide healthcare policies to manage LUTD in the elderly population of South Korea, which is expected to become the world’s most aged population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c3fd8a454d26403fac675567c996da9d2025-08-20T02:47:33ZengKorean Association of Urogenital Tract Infection and InflammationUrogenital Tract Infection2465-82432465-85102023-12-0118310110610.14777/uti.2023.18.3.101407Trends in Age-Specific Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort StudyYoung Hwan Kim0Se Hwa Hong1Tae Wook Kang2Hyun Chul Chung3Tae Hyoung Kim4Sae Chul Kim5Sang Baek Koh6Jae Hung Jung7Department of Urology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, KoreaDepartment of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, KoreaDepartment of Urology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, KoreaDepartment of Urology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, KoreaDepartment of Urology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Urology, Myongji Hospital, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, KoreaDepartment of Urology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, KoreaPurpose To elucidate the longitudinal changes in the prevalence of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) according to age over the past 10 years. Materials and Methods The changes in the proportion of prevalence for LUTD, including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and urinary incontinence (UI) among South Koreans from 2009 to 2018, were analyzed using the National Health Information Database established by the Korean National Health Insurance Service. All conditions were defined according to the corresponding Korean Standard Classification of Diseases-8 for diagnosis and surgical procedures and Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service codes for drugs. Results The 60-69, 70-79, and over 80 age groups accounted for more than 60% of the LUTD cases from 2009 to 2018, while significant increases in the crude prevalence of LUTD were observed over a 10-year period in all age groups (p for trend <0.05). In age groups over 60 years, LUTD was more prevalent in men than women, but there was no statistically significant difference in proportion (p>0.05). The changes in the prevalence and prevalence proportion exhibited similar trends in BPH, UI, and LUTD. Conclusions LUTD was more prevalent in the elderly aged over 60 years old than in younger adults. Therefore, this study suggests the development of nationwide healthcare policies to manage LUTD in the elderly population of South Korea, which is expected to become the world’s most aged population.http://euti.org/upload/pdf/uti-18-3-101.pdfepidemiologylower urinary tract symptomsprostatic hyperplasiaurinary incontinence |
| spellingShingle | Young Hwan Kim Se Hwa Hong Tae Wook Kang Hyun Chul Chung Tae Hyoung Kim Sae Chul Kim Sang Baek Koh Jae Hung Jung Trends in Age-Specific Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study Urogenital Tract Infection epidemiology lower urinary tract symptoms prostatic hyperplasia urinary incontinence |
| title | Trends in Age-Specific Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study |
| title_full | Trends in Age-Specific Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study |
| title_fullStr | Trends in Age-Specific Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends in Age-Specific Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study |
| title_short | Trends in Age-Specific Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study |
| title_sort | trends in age specific prevalence of lower urinary tract dysfunction a nationwide population based cohort study |
| topic | epidemiology lower urinary tract symptoms prostatic hyperplasia urinary incontinence |
| url | http://euti.org/upload/pdf/uti-18-3-101.pdf |
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