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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 13.
Published in final edited form as: BJU Int. 2015 Apr 23;117(1):145–154. doi: 10.1111/bju.13050

Table 2.

Prevalence ratios and 95% CIs of prevalent BPH/LUTS-related outcomes by baseline history or evidence of sexually transmitted infections; Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial*.

Self-reported history of
Serologic evidence of
History or evidence of any STIs
Gonorrhea Syphilis Chlamydia trachomatis Trichomonas vaginalis HPV-16 or -18 HSV-2 HHV-8 CMV
Physician diagnosis of an enlarged prostate/BPH 1.18 (1.09, 1.29) 1.20 (0.97, 1.47) 1.07 (0.81, 1.42) 1.07 (0.79, 1.44) 1.02 (0.79, 1.31) 0.95 (0.71, 1.28) 1.04 (0.73, 1.48) 0.88 (0.70, 1.11) 1.05 (0.77, 1.43)
Nocturia 1.09 (1.02, 1.16) 1.24 (1.09, 1.43) 1.06 (0.87, 1.29) 1.36 (1.18, 1.65) 0.97 (0.80, 1.18) 1.07 (0.88, 1.30) 0.78 (0.57, 1.06) 1.10 (0.91, 1.33) 0.97 (0.76, 1.23)
BPH surgery 0.89 (0.65, 1.22) 1.44 (0.77, 2.68) 1.63 (0.84, 3.16) 0.47 (0.15, 1.52) 1.23 (0.68, 2.20) 0.63 (0.27, 1.43) 2.15 (1.04, 4.47) 1.47 (0.69, 3.13) 1.54 (0.56, 4.25)
DRE-estimated prostate volume ≥30 mL 0.93 (0.88, 0.99) 0.95 (0.84, 1.09) 1.00 (0.85, 1.17) 1.21 (1.02, 1.43) 0.91 (0.77, 1.06) 0.96 (0.82, 1.13) 0.99 (0.79, 1.25) 0.98 (0.84, 1.14) 1.08 (0.88, 1.32)
PSA> 1.4 ng/mL 0.94 (0.88, 1.00) 0.94 (0.80, 1.10) 0.97 (0.80, 1.18) 0.93 (0.74, 1.17) 0.84 (0.69, 1.02) 0.81 (0.66, 1.00) 1.14 (0.91, 1.44) 0.99 (0.84, 1.16) 0.92 (0.75, 1.12)
Evidence of LUTS and prostate enlargement 1.02 (0.95, 1.09) 1.07 (0.91, 1.26) 1.02 (0.83, 1.25) 1.32 (1.09, 1.61) 0.99 (0.81, 1.20) 0.98 (0.80, 1.21) 1.01 (0.78, 1.31) 1.00 (0.86, 1.20) 0.94 (0.75, 1.20)

CMV, cytomegalovirus; HSV-2, herpes simplex virus type 2; HHV-8, human herpesvirus type 8; HPV, human papillomavirus; PLCO, Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial; STI, sexually transmitted infection.

*

Calculated by Poisson regression with robust variance estimation and adjusted for age, race, and year of entry into PLCO and also batch or plate dates for serological diagnosis.

Waking ≥2 times/night to urinate.