THE ESSENTIAL
- A 40% increased risk of death has been observed in men with frequent urination during the day, nocturia (an urge to urinate that occurs during the night) or various types of incontinence.
- On the other hand, mild urinary disorders are not associated with an increased risk of mortality
“The consideration of urinary disorders in men as risk factors for mortality is still unclear”, said researchers from the University of Tampere in Finland. This is why they decided to carry out a study to find out if urinary tract symptoms were linked to a risk of death in men, by evaluating the association of the severity of clinical signs and discomfort with mortality. .
For requirements work published in the journal The Journal of Urology April 26the scientists looked at data from a cohort of 3,143 Finns aged 50, 60 and 70 when they enrolled in the study in 1994. The authors also used a new analysis that included information on 1,167 men who were followed until the end of 2018. They studied the symptoms of the urinary tract, such as incontinence, urinary leakage, frequent urination in the participants.
Moderate and severe urinary tract symptoms are ‘good indicators of poor health’
According to the results, about half (50.6%) of the volunteers died during this 24-year follow-up period. “In analyzes of moderate and severe signs, regardless of discomfort, all urinary tract symptoms were associated with increased mortality.”
Analysis of mild urinary disorders showed no increased risk of mortality. “For clinicians, research shows that moderate and severe urinary symptoms in men are generally good indicators of poor health, while mild urinary tract symptoms can be considered a normal part of aging. healthy”, say the researchers in a statement.
According to the scientists, this link between urinary disorders and mortality in men over 50 suggests that urinary urgency has a significant impact on the health and functional status of aging men, which may reflect -be the effects of long-term neurological and vascular diseases.