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January 22, 2026Urology AnnalsOpen Access

Neighborhood-level socioeconomic status impacts the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms in men

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CCCarl CeraoloUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterGMGabrielle C. MaUniversity of RochesterDSDavid Y. SongUniversity of Rochester

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Implication

Analysis shows high socioeconomic vulnerability increases severity of lower urinary tract symptoms in men, suggesting healthcare access disparities.

Key Points

  • This study aims to understand how neighborhood-level socioeconomic status influences the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms in men.
  • Retrospective analysis of men completing the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) from 2018 to 2024.
  • Defined neighborhoods as high or low social vulnerability index (SVI) based on percentile ranking.
  • Compared IPSS scores between high and low SVI groups using linear regression models for adjustments.
  • 20,795 men included, with 1351 (6.5%) from high SVI communities.
  • High SVI group reported higher overall LUTS severity (10.5 vs. 9.6, P < 0.001).
  • Significant differences observed in storage (5.4 vs. 5.0, P < 0.001), voiding (5.1 vs. 4.6, P < 0.001), and QOL (2.8 vs. 2.5, P < 0.001) scores.
  • Age and comorbidities were linked to greater AUA-SI scores, while race and ethnicity did not show significant associations.

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Ceraolo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6971bd4c642b1836717e1ee7https://doi.org/10.4103/ua.ua_81_25
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