Factors associated with quality of life in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, 2009-2016

Sewon Park, Kyu Sung Lee, Mankyu Choi, Munjae Lee

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    Abstract

    This study analyzed the factors affecting the health-related quality of life of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) according to age. We also aimed to determine appropriate strategies to improve their quality of life. Data from the Korea Health Panel Survey (2009-2016) were used in this study. A total of 3806 patients with BPH were divided into 2 groups: younger adults (aged under 65 years) and older adults (aged over 65 years). In addition, a logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors affecting the quality of life of young and older patients with BPH. In younger adult patients with BPH, the higher the level of education, the higher the quality of life by a factor of 1.379, and the more intense the physical activity, the lower the quality of life by a factor of 0.791. Also, the longer the sitting time, the lower the quality of life by a factor of 0.765. In contrast, for older adult patients with BPH, the quality of life improved by factors of 1.601 and 2.921, respectively, for health insurance and higher income level. In addition, it was found that the quality of life decreased by a factor of 0.754 in patients who drink alcohol. In order to improve the quality of life of the middle-aged adult population with BPH, it is necessary to reduce sitting time through constant physical activity. Moreover, the cost of medical care should be reduced and the quality of life increased through reductions in surgical treatment, as the burden of medical expenses will degrade the quality of life for older adults.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)E30091
    JournalMedicine (United States)
    Volume101
    Issue number36
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022 Sept 9

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Funding: This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2019S1A5A2A03040304).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Keywords

    • Benign prostatic hyperplasia
    • Health related quality of life
    • Korea
    • Physical activity
    • Sitting time

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Medicine

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