Table 4.
Change in urinary bother score after 2 years of follow-up among elderly men in the MrOS Study
| Bother score at end of follow-up* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Insignificant (≤ 3 points) | Significant (> 3 points) | |
| Baseline bother status | No. (%) | No. (%) |
| Entire cohort | ||
| Insignificant bother (N = 4941) | 4615 (93.5) | 323 (6.5) |
| Significant bother (N = 756) | 432 (57.2) | 323 (42.8) |
| Baseline LUTS Severity | ||
| None / Mild | ||
| Insignificant bother (N = 3013) | 2907 (96.5) | 105 (3.5) |
| Significant bother (N = 79) | 54 (69.2) | 24 (30.8) |
| Moderate | ||
| Insignificant bother (N = 1776) | 1587 (89.5) | 187 (10.5) |
| Significant bother (N = 457) | 281 (61.5) | 176 (38.5) |
| Severe | ||
| Insignificant bother (N = 152) | 121 (79.6) | 31 (20.4) |
| Significant bother (N = 220) | 97 (44.1) | 123 (55.9) |
| Baseline age group (years) | ||
| 65 – 69 years | ||
| Insignificant bother (N = 1530) | 1428 (93.4) | 101 (6.6) |
| Significant bother (N = 194) | 111 (57.5) | 82 (42.5) |
| 70 –79 years | ||
| Insignificant bother (N = 2616) | 2453 (93.8) | 162 (6.2) |
| Significant bother (N = 388) | 224 (57.7) | 164 (42.3) |
| ≥ 80 years | ||
| Insignificant bother (N = 795) | 734 (92.4) | 60 (7.6) |
| Significant bother (N = 174) | 97 (55.8) | 77 (44.3) |
| AUA-SI change during follow-up | ||
| ≤ -4 points | ||
| Insignificant bother (N = 519) | 504 (97.1) | 15 (2.9) |
| Significant bother (N = 217) | 163 (75.5) | 53 (24.5) |
| -3 to 3 points | ||
| Insignificant bother (N = 3119) | 3014 (96.7) | 104 (3.3) |
| Significant bother (N = 350) | 204 (58.3) | 146 (41.7) |
| ≥ 4 points | ||
| Insignificant bother (N = 1303) | 1097 (84.3) | 204 (15.7) |
| Significant bother (N = 189) | 65 (34.4) | 124 (65.6) |
*
Four men had missing values for the LUTS bother score on the follow-up questionnaire.