Lower urinary tract symptoms in male migraineurs

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the severity and risk factors of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in male migraine patients.

Methods: A total of 137 male migraine patients were enrolled as the case group, and 137 healthy males were selected as the control group. The Core Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Score (CLSS), Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain, Self-Rating Somatic Symptom Scale (SSS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) score were used to assess related symptoms. Prostate volume was measured via ultrasound.

Results: Compared to the control group, the case group exhibited significantly higher scores in impaired sleep quality, anxiety, depression, and LUTS (P < 0.05). Univariate analysis revealed that smoking, aura, headache severity, headache duration, headache frequency, headache attack duration, sleep quality, anxiety, and somatic symptom scores were significant factors influencing LUTS in male migraine patients (P < 0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that smoking, aura, headache severity, headache duration, headache frequency, headache attack duration, sleep quality, anxiety, and somatic symptom scores were independent risk factors for LUTS in male migraine patients.

Conclusion: LUTS are common in male migraine patients. Smoking, aura, headache severity, headache duration, headache frequency, headache attack duration, sleep quality, anxiety, and somatic symptoms are significant risk factors for LUTS in this population.