Risk factors for lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia in a community based population of healthy aging men: the Krimpen Study.

Purpose: We explored risk factors for lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the open population.

Materials And Methods: A longitudinal, population based study with a followup of 6.5 years was done in 1,688 men who were 50 to 78 years old.