Table 1.
The prevalence of urinary symptoms based on patient’s characteristics.
| Variable | Total (N, %) | Lack of LUTS (n, %) | p -Value | Storage symptoms (n, %) | p -Value | Voiding symptoms (n, %) | p -Value | Mixed symptoms (n, %) | p -Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||||
| Total | 517 (100) | 133 (25.7) | 0.70 | 334 (64.6) | 0.18 | 289 (55.8) | 0.36 | 339 (65.5) | 0.06 |
| Men | 107 (20.6) | 26 (24) | 75 (70) | 64 (59.8) | 58 (54.2) | ||||
| Women | 410 (79.3) | 107 (26) | 259 (63.1) | 225 (54.8) | 181 (44.1) | ||||
| Age | |||||||||
| <30 | 117 (22.6) | 46 (34.6) | 0.00 | 53 (15.9) | 0.016 | 54 (18.7) | 0.00 | 36 (15.1) | 0.00 |
| >30 | 400 (77.4) | 87 (65.4) | 281 (84.1) | 235 (81.3) | 203 (84.9) | ||||
| Education | |||||||||
| Illiterate | 4 (8) | 2 (1.5) | 0.84 | 2 (0.7) | 0.05 | 2 (0.7) | 0.92 | 2 (0.8) | 0.92 |
| High school and below | 237 (45.8) | 51 (38.3) | 166 (49.7) | 131 (45.3) | 111 (46.4) | ||||
| Academic | 276 (53.4) | 80 (60.2) | 166 (49.7) | 156 (54) | 126 (52.7) | ||||
| Disease duration | |||||||||
| <5 | 250 (48.1) | 76 (57.1) | 0.45 | 149 (44.6) | 0.011 | 111 (38.4) | 0.00 | 86 (36) | 0.00 |
| 5–10 | 72 (13.9) | 18 (13.5) | 45 (13.5) | 42 (14.5) | 33 (13.8) | ||||
| >10 | 195 (37.7) | 39 (29.3) | 140 (41.9) | 136 (47.1) | 120 (50.2) | ||||
| Clinical course | |||||||||
| CIS | 57 (11) | 30 (52.6) | 0.00 | 22 (38.6) | 0.00 | 20 (35.1) | 0.00 | 15 (26.3) | 0.00 |
| RRMS | 351 (67.8) | 91 (25.9) | 220 (62.7) | 196 (55.8) | 156 (44.4) | ||||
| SPMS | 14 (2.7) | 2 (14.3) | 12 (85.7) | 8 (57.1) | 8 (57.1) | ||||
| PPMS | 68 (13.1) | 6 (8.8) | 58 (85.3) | 50 (73.5) | 46 (67.6) | ||||
| PRMS | 27 (5.2) | 4 (14.8) | 22 (81.5) | 15 (55.6) | 14 (51.9) | ||||
| Walking category | |||||||||
| Normal | 313 (60.5) | 109 (34.8) | 0.00 | 171 (54.6) | 0.00 | 146 (46.6) | 0.00 | 113 (36.1) | 0.00 |
| Normal with pulling feet | 51 (9.8) | 3 (5.8) | 41 (80) | 40 (78) | 34 (66.6) | ||||
| Walk with assistance | 62 (11.9) | 7 (11.3) | 49 (79) | 42 (67.7) | 36 (58.1) | ||||
| Cane | 59 (11.4) | 7 (11.9) | 50 (84.7) | 40 (67.8) | 38 (64.4) | ||||
| Wheelchair | 26 (5) | 6 (23.1) | 17 (65.4) | 15 (57.7) | 12 (46.2) | ||||
| Bed ridden | 6 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | ||||
CIS: clinically isolated syndrome; LUTS: lower urinary tract symptom; PPMS: primary-progressive multiple sclerosis; PRMS: progressive-relapsing multiple sclerosis; RRMS: relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis; SPMS: secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis.
Bold values are statistically significant.