Relationship between Metabolic Syndrome and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Hallym Aging Study
Table 1
General characteristics for the study population according to severity of LUTS.
LUTS
Total
value
No/mild
Moderate
Severe
Number of respondents (%)
135 (41.2)
130 (39.6)
63 (19.2)
328 (100)
Age (years)
67.5 ± 8.4
70.9 ± 7.1
71.8 ± 6.5
69.7 ± 7.8
<0.001a
MS (%)
(+)
78 (41.7)
73 (39)
36 (19.3)
187 (100)
0.958b
(−)
57 (40.4)
57 (40.4)
27 (19.2)
141 (100)
WC (cm)
89.0 ± 7.6
87.2 ± 8.2
87.4 ± 9.2
88.0 ± 8.2
0.222a
BMI (kg/m2)
25.2 ± 2.7
24.5 ± 2.7
24.3 ± 3.5
24.8 ± 2.9
0.085a
Hypertension (%)
40 (29.6)
40 (30.8)
23 (36.5)
103 (29.3)
0.612b
DM (%)
19 (14.1)
14 (10.8)
10 (15.9)
43 (12.3)
0.561b
Hyperlipidemia (%)
7 (5.2)
2 (1.5)
1 (1.6)
10 (2.8)
0.170b
IIEF-5
14.5 ± 8.3
10.2 ± 8.9
8.0 ± 8.0
11.5 ± 8.8
<0.001a
Height (cm)
162.7 ± 6.9
162.9 ± 6.6
163.2 ± 6.3
162.9 ± 6.6
0.898a
Weight (kg)
66.8 ± 9.2
65.4 ± 9.3
64.9 ± 10.4
65.9 ± 9.5
0.351a
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
192.1 ± 35.1
185.8 ± 33.6
189.3 ± 36.5
189.1 ± 34.8
0.347a
Education (yr)
7.1 ± 4.6
7.0 ± 4.7
7.5 ± 4.6
7.1 ± 4.6
0.823a
Income (10,000 won, %)
0.009b
<600
38 (28.1)
67 (51.5)
31 (49.2)
136 (41.5)
600–1800
44 (32.6)
26 (20.0)
15 (23.8)
85 (25.9)
1800–3600
22 (16.3)
15 (11.5)
9 (14.3)
46 (14.0)
>3600
6 (4.4)
2 (1.5)
0 (0)
8 (2.4)
Smoking (%)
0.883b
None
29 (21.5)
24 (18.5)
10 (15.9)
63 (19.2)
Ex
66 (48.9)
64 (49.2)
31 (49.2)
161 (49.1)
Current
40 (29.6)
42 (32.3)
22 (34.9)
104 (31.7)
Regular exercise (%)
41 (30.4)
41 (31.5)
15 (23.8)
73 (22.3)
0.470b
Lab
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
192.1 ± 35.1
185.8 ± 33.6
189.3 ± 36.5
189.1 ± 34.8
0.347a
Uric acid (mg/dL)
5.7 ± 1.5
5.7 ± 1.4
5.5 ± 1.6
5.7 ± 1.5
0.564a
Creatinine (mg/dL)
1.02 ± 0.23
1.01 ± 0.19
1.21 ± 1.34
1.05 ± 0.62
0.080a
CRP (mg/L)
0.27 ± 0.78
0.33 ± 0.57
0.17 ± 0.17
0.27 ± 0.62
0.331a
MMSE
26.5 ± 3.1
25.9 ± 2.8
26.1 ± 2.8
26.2 ± 3.0
0.480a
GDS
9.8 ± 6.4
13.8 ± 6.7
15.5 ± 6.5
12.4 ± 6.9
<0.0001a
LUTS: lower urinary tract symptoms; MS: metabolic syndrome; WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; DM: diabetes mellitus; IIEF-5: 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function; CRP: c-reactive protein; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; GDS: geriatric depression scale. aANOVA test. bChi-square test.
