Table 3 Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTs) and its impact on the study sample by age and gender (n = 188)
Variable | Male (76) N (%) | Female (112) N (%) | P value | Age < 40 (136) N (%) | Age ≥ 40 (52) N (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Any LUTs (UDI-6): n (%) | 70 (92.1) | 104 (92.9) | 0.84 | 126 (92.6) | 48 (92.3) | 0.94 |
 Mean ± SD | 28.8 ± 19.7 | 33.9 ± 22.9 | 0.10 | 31.7 ± 22.6 | 32.4 ± 19.5 | 0.82 |
Irritative symptoms: n (%) | 65 (85.5) | 102 (91.1) | 0.24 | 121 (89) | 46 (88.5) | 0.92 |
 Mean ± SD– | 49.9 ± 31.7 | 46.9 ± 30.4 | 0.52 | 47.0 ± 31.4 | 51.2 ± 29.6 | 0.39 |
Stress symptoms: n (%) | 44 (57.9) | 63 (56.2) | 0.82 | 78 (57.4) | 29 (55.8) | 0.84 |
 Mean ± SD | 13.8 ± 18.1 | 27.7 ± 30.4 | 0.000* | 21.3 ± 26.3 | 24.3 ± 28.6 | 0.51 |
Obstruction/discomfort: n (%) | 51 (67.1) | 77 (68.8) | 0.81 | 96 (70.6) | 32 (61.5) | 0.23 |
 Mean ± SD | 22.7 ± 25.6 | 27.2 ± 25.0 | 0.24 | 26.8 ± 27.3 | 21.7 ± 18.8 | 0.15 |
Any impact (IIQ-7): n (%) | 33 (43.4) | 64 (57.1) | 0.06 | 65 (48) | 32 (61.5) | 0.09 |
 Mean ± SD | 12.1 ± 17.8 | 16.4 ± 21.7 | 0.15 | 13.5 ± 19.8 | 17.7 ± 21.3 | 0.22 |
Physical activity: n (%) | 24 (31.6) | 44 (39.3) | 0.28 | 44 (32.4) | 24 (46.2) | 0.08 |
 Mean ± SD | 9.6 ± 16.5 | 15.1 ± 22.5 | 0.055 | 11.7 ± 19.7 | 16.0 ± 22.1 | 0.23 |
Travel: n (%) | 26 (34.2) | 43 (38.4) | 0.56 | 48 (35.3) | 21 (40.4) | 0.52 |
 Mean ± SD | 11.6 ± 18.8 | 15.6 ± 24.6 | 0.21 | 13.7 ± 22.9 | 14.7 ± 21.5 | 0.78 |
Social/relationship: n (%) | 20 (26.3) | 32 (28.6) | 0.73 | 34 (25) | 18 (34.6) | 0.19 |
 Mean ± SD | 11.8 ± 22.2 | 14.8 ± 26.3 | 0.3 | 12.5 ± 24.3 | 16.7 ± 26.0 | 0.32 |
Emotional health: n (%) | 26 (34.2) | 45 (40.2) | 0.41 | 46 (33.8) | 25 (48.1) | 0.07 |
 Mean ± SD | 15.3 ± 26.6 | 19.4 ± 28.6 | 0.3 | 15.7 ± 26.9 | 23.0 ± 29.9 | 0.13 |