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Frailty Associated with BPH and Urinary Symptoms
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Katrina Thornber
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New research from China and the USA indicates a strong link between frailty and symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in older men. The study suggests that as biological aging deficits accumulate, the likelihood of urinary symptoms increases linearly.
HIGHER levels of frailty are associated with an increased likelihood of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in older men, according to findings from two nationally representative population-based studies conducted in China and the USA.
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