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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2011 Oct 20;186(6):2316–2322. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.07.067

Table 2.

LUTS at follow-up outcome stratified by various sociodemographic and clinical factors.

Category No LUTS at Follow-up LUTS at Follow-up p value

Total 4276 (58%) 3042 (42%) -

Race <0.0001
 White 1617 (63%) 953 (37%)
 African-American 2421 (55%) 1962 (45%)
 Other 238 (65%) 127 (35%)

Body mass index (kg/m2) 0.0004
 <18.5 40 (55%) 33 (45%)
 18.5–24.99 1209 (59%) 837 (41%)
 25–29.99 1584 (59%) 1107 (41%)
 30–34.99 920 (61%) 592 (39%)
 35+ 488 (52%) 454 (48%)
 Unknown 35 (65%) 19 (35%)

Education completed <0.0001
 <9 years 223 (47%) 247 (53%)
 9–11 years 553 (49%) 581 (51%)
 High school or equivalent 1516 (58%) 1116 (42%)
 Some or junior college 854 (60%) 573 (40%)
 College graduate 1059 (68%) 494 (32%)
 Unknown 71 (70%) 31 (30%)

Total household income <0.0001
 <$15,000 per year 1569 (50%) 1541 (50%)
 $15,000 – $24,999 765 (55%) 618 (45%)
 $25,000 – $49,999 776 (65%) 413 (35%)
 $50,000+ 1087 (72%) 421 (28%)
 Unknown 79 (62%) 49 (38%)

Health insurance <0.0001
 Medicare 746 (51%) 717 (49%)
 Medicaid 329 (49%) 340 (51%)
 Military 249 (62%) 151 (38%)
 Private 1520 (69%) 673 (31%)
 Other 57 (56%) 44 (44%)
 None 1344 (55%) 1085 (45%)
 Unknown 31 (49%) 32 (51%)

Enrolled at a CHC <0.0001
 no 1545 (70%) 674 (30%)
 yes 2731 (54%) 2368 (46%)