在使用韩国-FRAIL尺度的老年男性中,鉴定虚弱和下尿道症状之间的相关性
Zhao Luo1,2, Chao Niu2, ChenYu Yuan3
1Department of Urology, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea.
The world journal of men's health
|November 13, 2024
概括
经历虚弱的老年男性更容易患上夜尿症和降低丸激素水平. K-FRAIL尺度有助于识别这些与衰老相关的尿路症状,以便更好地治疗.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
背景情况:
- 脆弱性是人口老龄化的一个重大问题,影响整体健康和生活质量.
- 下尿道症状 (LUTS) 在老年男性中很常见,并且可能与各种潜在疾病有关.
- K-FRAIL尺度提供了一种简单的方法来评估老年人的脆弱性.
研究的目的:
- 调查K-FRAIL尺度测量的脆弱性与老年男性LUTS临床症状之间的关系.
- 为了确定特定的LUTS和临床参数,与此人口中的脆弱性相关.
主要方法:
- 一项前性研究涉及62名老年男性,他们呈现了LUTS.
- 参与者完成了K-FRAIL尺度,并接受了评估,包括国际前列腺症状评分 (IPSS),血清丸激素水平,前列腺特异性抗原,直肠外超声波和尿液流量计.
- 一个横截面分析将K-FRAIL尺度参数与临床检查结果进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 虚弱的老年男性比较年长 (71.6岁对66.8岁),与非虚弱的男性相比,报告了较高的IPSS总得分 (20.44岁对13.24岁).
- IPSS第7项 (夜) 和血清水平被确定为虚弱的显著预测因素.
- 在脆弱组中观察到较低的血清丸激素水平,尽管在统计学上不显著 (p=0.163).
结论:
- 老年男性的虚弱与夜尿症的可能性增加和水平降低有关.
- 识别这些关联可以帮助临床医生管理患有LUTS的脆弱老年男性.
- 该K-FRAIL尺度是一个有价值的工具,用于选这个人口的脆弱性,指导临床评估和治疗策略.
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