Table 2.

Function and bother scores (mean ± standard deviation; median) in dependence on age group

	≤65 years	66-70 years	71-75 years	>75 years
urinary function	94 ± 13; 100	92 ± 15; 100	91 ± 14; 100	92 ± 12; 94
continence function*	92 ± 18; 100	88 ± 21; 100	85 ± 23; 100	87 ± 20; 94
irritative/obstructive function	95 ± 13; 100	97 ± 12; 100	98 ± 10; 100	98 ± 9; 94
urinary bother†	82 ± 20; 89	84 ± 20; 91	82 ± 18; 89	79 ± 19; 86
continence bother	93 ± 22; 100	90 ± 25; 100	90 ± 25; 100	90 ± 22; 100
irritative/obstructive bother	80 ± 20; 90	83 ± 20; 90	81 ± 18; 85	79 ± 18; 83
bowel function	91 ± 11; 96	93 ± 9; 96	93 ± 9; 96	93 ± 9; 96
bowel bother	93 ± 14; 100	93 ± 14; 100	95 ± 10; 100	93 ± 13; 100
sexual function‡	48 ± 25; 50	43 ± 23; 50	35 ± 23; 32	30 ± 24; 28
sexual bother	68 ± 32; 75	64 ± 34; 75	56 ± 36; 56	60 ± 33; 63
hormonal function§	88 ± 17; 100	91 ± 16; 100	92 ± 13; 100	95 ± 10; 100
hormonal bother	89 ± 16; 96	91 ± 15; 100	92 ± 14; 96	94 ± 11; 100

*significant difference ≤65 vs. 71-75/>75 years (p < 0.01)

† significant difference 66-70 vs. >75 years (p < 0.01)

‡ significant difference ≤65 vs. 71-75/>75 and 66-70 vs. 71-75/>75 years (p < 0.01)

§ significant difference ≤65 vs. >75 years (p = 0.03)