Table 2.
Age-adjusted comparisons of relative odds of dropping out of The Olmsted County Study of Urinary Symptoms and Health Status among Men based on baseline measurements, Rochester, Minnesota (1989–2003)
| Primary Study Outcomes | Age-adjusted OR* (95% CI*) |
| AUASI* (> 7 vs. ≤ 7) | 1.19 (0.97, 1.45) |
| Peak Urinary Flow Rate (QMAX) (< 12 vs. ≥ 12 mL/s) | 1.18 (0.93, 1.50) |
| Prostate Volume (> 30 vs. ≤ 30 cm3) | 0.98 (0.62, 1.56) |
| Prostate-Specific Antigen (> 1.4 vs. ≤ 1.4 ng/mL) | 0.90 (0.55, 1.46) |
| Any Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Yes vs. No) | 1.12 (0.93, 1.36) |
| Member of Clinic Subset (Yes vs. No) | 0.73 (0.59, 0.90) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Diabetes (Yes vs. No) | 1.24 (0.77, 1.99) |
| Stroke (Yes vs. No) | 3.07 (1.49, 6.33) |
| Hypertension (Yes vs. No) | 1.23 (0.97, 1.56) |
| Coronary Disease (Yes vs. No) | 1.25 (0.92, 1.68) |
| Any Comorbidity (Yes vs. No) | 1.31 (1.06, 1.61) |
| Other Urologic Measures | |
| Creatinine (> 1.4 vs. ≤ 1.4 ng/dL) | 1.10 (0.45, 2.66) |
| Erectile Dysfunction (Yes vs. No) | 1.69 (1.26, 2.28) |
| Quality of Life Measures | |
| Satisfied with Urinary Condition (Yes vs. No) | 0.65 (0.49, 0.87) |
| Satisfied with overall health/HRQL* (Yes vs. No) | 0.29 (0.19, 0.43) |
| Visited a doctor more than 4 times in the past 12 months (Yes vs. No) | 1.30 (0.96, 1.75) |
| Interference Score (> 9 vs. ≤ 9) | 1.32 (1.07, 1.62) |
| Socioeconomic Measures | |
| High School Graduate or More (Yes vs. No) | 0.40 (0.29, 0.56) |
| Married or Living Together (Yes vs. No) | 0.81 (0.60, 1.08) |
| Salary ($15,000–$34,999 vs. ≤ $14,999/year) | 0.65 (0.48, 0.90) |
| Salary (≥ $35,000 vs. ≤ $14,999/year) | 0.44 (0.33, 0.60) |
* OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval; AUASI, American Urological Association Symptom Index; HRQL, Health-Related Quality of Life.