Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2012 Jun;79(6):1262-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.03.004.

Lower urinary tract symptoms and diet quality: findings from the 2000-2001 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Bradley A Erickson  1 , Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, Xin Liu, Benjamin N Breyer, Karl J Kreder, Peter Cram
Affiliations

Lower urinary tract symptoms and diet quality: findings from the 2000-2001 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Bradley A Erickson et al. Urology. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the association between dietary quality and the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Methods: We used urinary symptom and dietary data obtained from the 2000-2001 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for the study. Dietary quality was assessed using the 10-component United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Healthy Eating Index (HEI). We used bivariate methods to examine rates of LUTS among men with poor versus good diets. Multivariable logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios after applying sample weights and controlling for age, race/ethnicity, smoking status, diabetes, alcohol intake, and exercise.

Results: Our study cohort consisted of 1385 men aged ≥40 years, of whom 279 (21.1%) reported LUTS. We found higher rates of LUTS among men with poor dietary intake of dairy (22.4% vs 16.4%, P = .013) and among men with poor intake of protein (24.6% vs 17.9%, P = .012) as well as among those with overall poor diet (25.8 vs 17.8%, P = .018) with little dietary variety (26.1 vs 17.6%, P = .001). On multivariate analysis, an unhealthy diet (odds ratios [OR] = 1.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.05-2.90) was associated with more LUTS, whereas alcohol intake was protective from LUTS (OR = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.48-0.93).

Conclusion: In an analysis of NHANES data, we found that poor diet quality was independently associated with patient-reported LUTS.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Ullrich PM, Lutgendorf SK, Leserman J, et al. Stress, hostility, and disease parameters of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Psychosom Med. 2005;67:476–482. - PubMed
    1. Rohrmann S, Smit E, Giovannucci E, et al. Association between markers of the metabolic syndrome and lower urinary tract symptoms in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) Int J Obes. 2005;29:310–316. - PubMed
    1. Orsini N, RashidKhani B, Andersson SO, et al. Long-term physical activity and lower urinary tract symptoms in men. J Urol. 2006;176:2546–2550. discussion 2550. - PubMed
    1. McVary KT, Rademaker A, Lloyd GL, et al. Autonomic nervous system overactivity in men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Urol. 2005;174:1327–1333. - PubMed
    1. St. Sauver JL, Jacobson DJ, McGree ME, et al. Associations between longitudinal changes in serum estrogen, testosterone, and bioavailable testosterone and changes in benign urologic outcomes. Am J Epidemiol. 2011;173:787–796. - PMC - PubMed