The link between nocturia and aging male symptoms (AMS) has not been scientifically established. This study aimed to measure the degree of severity of AMS that impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adult males living with nocturia and to determine the predictive values of nocturnal factors on AMS.
This is an extended analysis of new data collected by using the Hong Kong Traditional AMS (HK-AMS) scale and the Cantonese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in a recently published cross-sectional population-based survey.
Of the 781 respondents that completed the set of questionnaires, 68% and 61% of men living with nocturia reported clinically significant (at moderate-to-severe levels) somato-vegetative and sexual AMS; the prevalence and severity were increased with advancing nighttime voiding frequency. Age, the Global PSQI score, certain metabolic diseases, the nocturia-specific QoL (NQoL) score and bedtime voiding frequency were found to be significant predictive factors for composite somato-vegetative and sexual AMS.
The current findings suggested the inclusion of nocturia when measuring male-specific HRQoL related to aging.
International journal of environmental research and public health. 2022 Sep 15*** epublish ***
John Wai-Man Yuen, Ivy Yuen-Ping Wong, Peter Ka-Fung Chiu, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Chi-Kwok Chan, Chi-Hang Yee, Chi-Fai Ng
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong., S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.