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Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to inform our hypothesis that the workplace toileting environment may impact lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS); we examined the prevalence of LUTS across occupational groups in the Boston Area Community Health Survey.
METHODS: At baseline, women (n = 3205) reported their occupation and frequency of 15 LUTS. Using the US Department of Labor\'s Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, we categorized women into 11 standard occupational groups. Prevalence ratios (PRs) were calculated by log-link generalized linear models, adjusting for age, race, education, fluid intake, and parity. Women classified in Office and Administrative Support were used as the reference group given their potential for fewer workplace toileting restrictions.
RESULTS: Of the 3189 women with complete data, 68% of women reported any LUTS, ranging from 57% to 82% across the SOCs. Relative to women in Office and Administrative Support (n = 576), women in Computing, Engineering, and Science (n = 64) were more likely to report any LUTS (PR = 1.2, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.0-1.4) and urinating again in <2 h (PR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.4-2.2), and women in Education, Legal, Community Service, Arts, and Media (n = 477), as well as Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (n = 162), were less likely to report perceived frequent daytime urination (PR = 0.6, 95% CI: 0.5-0.9 and PR = 0.6, 95% CI: 0.4-0.9, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: Our cross-sectional findings suggest that urination frequency varies across understudied occupational groups with various workplace toileting environments. Future studies should examine this relationship prospectively to inform the influence of workplace toileting environments on urination frequency, as well as the development and/or worsening of LUTS.
METHODS: At baseline, women (n = 3205) reported their occupation and frequency of 15 LUTS. Using the US Department of Labor\'s Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, we categorized women into 11 standard occupational groups. Prevalence ratios (PRs) were calculated by log-link generalized linear models, adjusting for age, race, education, fluid intake, and parity. Women classified in Office and Administrative Support were used as the reference group given their potential for fewer workplace toileting restrictions.
RESULTS: Of the 3189 women with complete data, 68% of women reported any LUTS, ranging from 57% to 82% across the SOCs. Relative to women in Office and Administrative Support (n = 576), women in Computing, Engineering, and Science (n = 64) were more likely to report any LUTS (PR = 1.2, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.0-1.4) and urinating again in <2 h (PR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.4-2.2), and women in Education, Legal, Community Service, Arts, and Media (n = 477), as well as Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (n = 162), were less likely to report perceived frequent daytime urination (PR = 0.6, 95% CI: 0.5-0.9 and PR = 0.6, 95% CI: 0.4-0.9, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: Our cross-sectional findings suggest that urination frequency varies across understudied occupational groups with various workplace toileting environments. Future studies should examine this relationship prospectively to inform the influence of workplace toileting environments on urination frequency, as well as the development and/or worsening of LUTS.
摘要：
目的：这项研究的目的是提供我们的假设，即工作场所的如厕环境可能会影响下尿路症状（LUTS）；我们在波士顿地区社区健康调查中检查了各个职业群体的LUTS患病率。
方法：在基线时，女性(n=3205)报告其职业和频率为15LUTS.使用美国劳工部的标准职业分类(SOC)系统，我们将女性分为11个标准职业组.患病率比率(PR)通过对数链接广义线性模型计算，调整年龄，种族,教育,液体摄入,和平价。被归类为办公室和行政支助的妇女被用作参考组，因为她们有可能减少工作场所的厕所限制。
结果：在有完整数据的3189名女性中，68%的女性报告有LUTS，在整个SOCs中，从57%到82%不等。相对于办公室和行政支助中的妇女(n=576)，计算中的女性，Engineering,和科学（n=64）更有可能报告任何LUTS（PR=1.2，95％置信区间[95％CI]：1.0-1.4）并在<2小时内再次排尿（PR=1.7，95％CI：1.4-2.2），教育中的妇女，Legal,社区服务,艺术,和媒体（n=477），以及医疗保健从业者和技术职业（n=162），不太可能报告白天尿频（PR=0.6，95％CI：0.5-0.9和PR=0.6，95％CI：0.4-0.9，分别）。
结论：我们的横断面研究结果表明，排尿频率在各种工作场所如厕环境的研究不足的职业群体中有所不同。未来的研究应该前瞻性地检查这种关系，以告知工作场所如厕环境对排尿频率的影响，以及LUTS的发展和/或恶化。
方法：在基线时，女性(n=3205)报告其职业和频率为15LUTS.使用美国劳工部的标准职业分类(SOC)系统，我们将女性分为11个标准职业组.患病率比率(PR)通过对数链接广义线性模型计算，调整年龄，种族,教育,液体摄入,和平价。被归类为办公室和行政支助的妇女被用作参考组，因为她们有可能减少工作场所的厕所限制。
结果：在有完整数据的3189名女性中，68%的女性报告有LUTS，在整个SOCs中，从57%到82%不等。相对于办公室和行政支助中的妇女(n=576)，计算中的女性，Engineering,和科学（n=64）更有可能报告任何LUTS（PR=1.2，95％置信区间[95％CI]：1.0-1.4）并在<2小时内再次排尿（PR=1.7，95％CI：1.4-2.2），教育中的妇女，Legal,社区服务,艺术,和媒体（n=477），以及医疗保健从业者和技术职业（n=162），不太可能报告白天尿频（PR=0.6，95％CI：0.5-0.9和PR=0.6，95％CI：0.4-0.9，分别）。
结论：我们的横断面研究结果表明，排尿频率在各种工作场所如厕环境的研究不足的职业群体中有所不同。未来的研究应该前瞻性地检查这种关系，以告知工作场所如厕环境对排尿频率的影响，以及LUTS的发展和/或恶化。
