Table 2.

Change in AUA-SI score after 2 years of follow-up among elderly men reporting no or mild LUTS at baseline in the MrOS Study

		Change in score at follow-up
		AUA score ≤ 7 pts	AUA score ≥ 8pts with:
			1–3 points increase from baseline	≥ 4 point increase from baseline
Baseline AUA-SI score ≤7 points	(No.)	No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)
All in category at baseline	3092	2209 (71.4%)	219 (7.1%)	664 (21.5%)
No treatment (medication or surgery) before baseline or during follow-up	2059	1524 (74.2%)	139 (6.8%)	396 (19.2%)
Prostate surgery*
None ever reported	2452	1754 (71.5%)	175 (7.1%)	523 (21.3%)
Surgery before baseline	564	407 (72.2%)	38 (6.7%)	119 (21.1%)
Surgery during follow-up	73	45 (61.6%)	6 (8.2%)	22 (30.1%)
Age group (years)
65 – 69	1036	761 (73.5%)	68 (6.6%)	207 (20.0%)
70 – 79	1594	1144 (71.8%)	115 (7.2%)	335 (21.0%)
≥ 80	462	304 (65.8%)	36 (7.8%)	122 (26.4%)

Abbreviations: AUA-SI, American Urological Association Symptom Index.

^*Prostate surgery was defined as self-report of removal of the prostate gland to treat prostate cancer or surgery to BPH. Surgery status for 2 men could not be determined.