Men who engaged in light physical activity and sat for long periods of time were more likely to have lower urinary tract symptoms, according to findings recently published in the British Journal of Urology.

“Too much sitting is considered an emerging health risk factor for the development of chronic diseases,” Seungho Ryu, MD, PhD, professor of occupational and environmental medicine at the School of Medicine at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea told Healio Family Medicine. “But the etiology and mechanism of lower urinary tract symptoms has not been fully elucidated.”