Table 1.
General study characteristics
| Ref. no. | Year | Country | Participants | Age | Origin | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | Responders/total population N/N % | Study period | Follow-up time (mean*/median~) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [19] | 2011 | Austria | Men | Mean 47.8 (SD 11.5) | CB | Employees of large companies undergoing free of charge in. The city of Vienna. Men >30 years | Men with a history coronary heart disease, cardiac failure, intermittent claudication, atrial fibrillation, left ventricular hypertrophy | 2092/? | 2001–2008 | 6.1 years* (SD 1.5) |
| [10] | 2012 | USA | Men | Median 51.88; (Q1–Q3 44.8–62.8) | CB | Random sample of men aged 40–79 years in 1990, Olmsted County, MN, USA | Previous history of PCa, prostatectomy, or bladder cancer, bladder disorders or surgery, and urethral disorders or surgery | 2447/3874 (63 %) | 1990–2007 | 17.1 years~ (25th–75th: 15.2–17.4) |
| [20] | 2013 | Taiwan | Men and women | Mean 47 (SD 15) | CB | Nationwide health insurance enrolees, subjects with codes of LUTS in service claims | Subject with CVD codes | 27,318/? | 2001–2009 | 6.6 years* (SD 1.5) |
| [22] | 2014 | Netherlands | Men | Mean 56 (SD 12) | PCP | Male population aged >50, in a primary care population in the Netherlands | PCa, history of CVD | 6615/? | 1998–2008 | 8.2 years*, 11.0~ (25th–75th: 5.2–11.0) |
| [23] | 2011 | Netherlands | Men | Median 60.8 (Q1–Q3 56.0–66.2) | CB | All men aged 50–78 years from Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands | History of TURP, prostatectomy, PCa or bladder cancer, neurogenic bladder disease, or negative advice from the GP based on poor health | 1114/3924 (28.4 %) | 1995–2010 | 13.4 years~ (25th–75th: 10.3–14.1) |
| [21] | 2014 | Netherlands | Men | Mean 61.4 (SD 6.6) | CB | All men aged 50–78 years from Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands | History of prostatectomy, prostate or bladder cancer, neurogenic bladder disease, or who were unable to complete questionnaires or visit the healthcare centre | 1610/3924 (41 %) | 1995–2003 | 6.35* (range 0.1–8.34 years) total: 7945 person-years |
| [24] | 2010 | Japan | Men and women | Mean 76 (SD 4.6) | CB | All men aged >70 from Tsurugaya, Japan | Not joining the NHI system | 784/2925 (26.8 %) | 2003–2008 | 5 years* |
CB community based, PCP primary care population, CVD cardiovascular disease, GP general practitioner, PCa prostate carcinoma, NHI National Health Institute