Seonguk Jeh, Minsung Choi, Changseok Kang, Daehyun Kim, Jaehwi Choi, Seemin Choi, Jeongseok Hwa, Chunwoo Lee, Sungchul Kam, Seongwon Kwon, Saecheol Kim, Jaeman Song, Dongdeuk Kwon, Tae Gyun Kwon, Kwangho Kim, Younggon Kim, Taehyung Kim, Yong Gil Na, Dong Soo Park, Hyun Jun Park, Rakhee Seong, Sangguk Yang, Seongtae Yoon, Jinhan Yun, Gyeongseop Lee, Donghyun Lee, Seonju Lee, Byungyul Jeon, Hyunchul Jung, Seongjun Hong, Nakkyu Choi, Yunsoo Lee, Jaeseog Hyun
PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms/benign prostatic hyperplasia in a Korean population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Korean Prostate & Voiding Health Association provided free prostate-related community health care and conducted surveys in all regions of Korea from 2001 to 2022 with the cooperation of local government public health centers. A total of 72,068 males older than 50 were surveyed and analyzed. History taking, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), transrectal ultrasonography, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, uroflowmetry, and urine volume testing were performed...
January 2024: Investigative and Clinical Urology