Table 4.
Summary of Peyronie's disease symptoms in participants with symptoms, treatment, or diagnosis (n = 283).
| Statistic or category | Participants (n = 283) (n, %*) | |
|---|---|---|
| Lump or bump under skin of penis | Yes | 60 (21) |
| No | 222 (79) | |
| Missing | 1 | |
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| Unusual firmness or hardened tissue under skin of penis | Yes | 69 (21) |
| No | 210 (79) | |
| Missing | 4 | |
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| Lump/bump, firmness, or hardened tissue affect the shape of penis (if yes to either 1 of the above 2 symptoms, n = 87) | Yes | 48 (37) |
| No | 39 (63) | |
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| Significant bend or curve compared to a younger age (erect penis) | Yes | 177 (59) |
| No | 106 (41) | |
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| First penis-related symptom noticed | Lump or bump under the skin | 24 (11) |
| Area of unusual firmness or hardened tissue under the skin | 13 (4) | |
| Significant bend or curve not previously noticed | 95 (32) | |
| Indentation on 1 or both sides | 7 (2) | |
| Noticeable narrowing of the penis (hourglass or bandlike) | 4 (2) | |
| Hinge-like folding of penis during sexual intercourse | 7 (3) | |
| Shortening of penis | 20 (10) | |
| Head of penis less hard | 26 (12) | |
| Painful erections | 4 (<1) | |
| Pain during sexual intercourse | 5 (2) | |
| Erections not hard enough for sexual intercourse | 51 (20) | |
| Other | 8 (3) | |
| Missing | 19 | |
*Percentages are weighted averages of the stratum-specific estimates.