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ReviewCurrent opinion in urology2015

Lifestyle and lower urinary tract symptoms: what is the correlation in men?

Pao-Hwa Lin, Stephen J Freedland

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Review in Current opinion in urology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Self-management of male urinary symptoms: qualitative findings from a primary care trial.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2026
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  11. Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in benign prostatic hypertrophy with α-blockers.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pao-Hwa LinaDepartment of Medicine bUrology Section, Department of Surgery, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Duke Prostate Center, Division of Urology, Departments of Surgery and Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Stephen J Freedland
Duke University · US

Funding

Midcareer Investigator AwardK24CA160653 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI FREEDLAND, STEPHEN JAY · 2012 to 2016
$877k
NCI NIH HHS K24 CA160653
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe primary purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the current evidence linking lifestyle factors and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and their relevance in men. An extensive literature search from January 2013 to August 2014 was conducted, reviewed, and summarized in conjunction with key prior evidence. RECENT

findingsThe main findings from this review include 1) epidemiological data repeatedly show a favorable relationship between a healthy eating habits and regular physical activity level and a lower risk for LUTS or progression of LUTS, 2) certain specific nutrients or dietary factors may contribute to the link between diet and LUTS because of their anti-inflammatory potential, and 3) very little research has been conducted to test the epidemiological findings in randomized controlled trials. SUMMARY: Rigorously designed clinical trials are needed to confirm the association between lifestyle factors and LUTS and the effect of lifestyle modification on the development or progression of LUTS. Nevertheless, a healthy lifestyle is known to closely relate with chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Thus, promoting a healthy lifestyle with good quality diet and regular physical activity is beneficial not only for potentially improving or reducing LUTS but also for cardiovascular and overall health. Clinicians are encouraged to include healthy lifestyle counseling in their routine care for patients with LUTS.

Indexed as

Life StyleDietExerciseHumansLower Urinary Tract SymptomsMaleObesityPrevalenceProstatic HyperplasiaRisk Factors

Identifiers

PMID25393271
PMCPMC4380880
OpenAlexW2317785278

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