Table 2.
Distribution of American Urological Association Symptom Index scores and measure of urinary incontinence among men who did not and did report a history of prostate cancer in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men study
| PCa history |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| No. (%) | 706 (12) | 5284 (88) | |
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| p value | |||
| AUA-SI symptom score, median (IQR) | 7 (3–12) | 7 (3–12) | 0.73 |
| AUA-SI symptom category, no. (%) | 0.48 | ||
| None/mild: 0–7 points | 389 (55.1) | 2847 (53.9) | |
| Moderate: 8–19 points | 265 (37.5) | 2091 (39.6) | |
| Severe: ≥20 points | 52 (7.4) | 346 (6.6) | |
| Urinary bother, no. (%) | <0.0001 | ||
| Delighted/pleased/mostly satisfied | 398 (56.4) | 3566 (67.5) | |
| Mixed | 163 (23.1) | 1044 (19.8) | |
| Dissatisfied/unhappy/terrible | 145 (20.5) | 674 (12.8) | |
| Urinary control in past month, no. (%) | <0.0001 | ||
| Total control | 280 (39.7) | 3473 (65.7) | |
| Occasional leaking | 343 (48.6) | 1683 (31.9) | |
| Frequent leaking/no control | 83 (11.8) | 128 (2.4) | |
| Frequency of leaking urine past month, no. (%) | <0.0001 | ||
| Not all | 237 (33.6) | 3113 (58.9) | |
| Less than once per week | 157 (22.2) | 1086 (20.6) | |
| Once per week | 100 (14.2) | 596 (11.3) | |
| At least once per day | 212 (30.0) | 489 (9.3) | |
| Pad/diaper use in past month, no. (%) | <0.0001 | ||
| None | 583 (82.6) | 5200 (98.4) | |
| At least one pad per day | 123 (17.4) | 84 (1.6) | |
| Extent of problem with leaking urine, no. (%) | <0.0001 | ||
| No problem | 331 (46.9) | 3715 (70.3) | |
| Very small or small problem | 300 (42.5) | 1440 (27.3) | |
| Moderate to big problem | 75 (10.6) | 129 (2.4) | |
PCa = prostate cancer; AUA-SI = American Urological Association Symptom Index; IQR = interquartile range.