The association between lower urinary tract symptoms and renal function in men: a cross-sectional and 5-year longitudinal analysis.

Purpose: We assessed the association between LUTS and renal function in men in a cross-sectional and a longitudinal study.

Materials And Methods: Men participating in health investigation in Vienna entered this study. In the cross-sectional analysis a consecutive series of men were studied and in the longitudinal analysis men were reevaluated after 5 years.