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This study aims to characterize demographic and temporal trends in LUTS prevalence within a national claims database of privately insured individuals in the United States.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We conducted a retrospective cohort study by reviewing the Merative\u2122 MarketScan<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> Outpatient Research Database v2.0 between 2007-2016. Patients with neurogenic bladder, renal transplant, structural urologic disease, and concurrent urinary tract infection were excluded. Yearly trends were reviewed across age, sex, geographic region, and clinical comorbidities such as attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and constipation. Yearly frequency of diagnostic codes was calculated to characterize LUTS diagnostic coding practices.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We identified 1,625,538 patients aged 5-18 years with LUTS, representing 6% of the total population at risk, with a median age of 8.0 years. More patients in the cohort were female (66.1%), between 5-10 years old (57.9%), and resided in the Southern US (38.5%). The yearly prevalence of LUTS significantly increased from 1.8% to 2.1% yearly, and saw significant increases in females, 15-18 year old patients, and across several geographic regions. Comorbid constipation and ADHD within LUTS patients also significantly increased. Diagnostic coding practices remained stable.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Families of patients with LUTS are increasingly seeking medical care for their condition. 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