Association between Quality of Life and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Tijuana, Mexico

Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the main urological pathologies that affects men in adulthood. The high frequency of the symptoms of this pathology is correlated with a perception of worsening of the quality of life, and can lead to deterioration in the activity and work productivity of the patient, leading to stress, depression and social isolation. Objective: To know the association between quality of life and prostate symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia in the family medicine unit #27 of Tijuana, Mexico. Methods: Participants answered IPSS questionnaire to determine the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms and quality of life. Descriptive statistics were used, the qualitative variables were expressed in frequencies and percentages, and the quantitative variables in measures of central tendency and dispersion. The assumption of normality was made by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The Chi-squared test was used to analyze differences in categorical variables, and the Odds ratio was used to calculate risk. The information obtained was analyzed in the statistical program SPSS version 25. Results: A total of 356 patients were included i