Table 1.
Clinical characteristics
| OAB | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of subjects | 51 | 30 |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 53.4 ± 11.9 | 54.2 ± 12.3 |
| Sex (% females) | 73% | 57% |
| Age of diagnosis of OAB (mean ± SD) |
47.5 ± 15.2 | NA |
| % with OAB symptoms less than one year? (recent onset cases) |
24% | NA |
| Comorbidities: | ||
| Hypertension | 37% | 33% |
| Diabetes | 8% | 3% |
| Stroke, TIA | 8% | 7% |
| Angina, MI | 0% | 0% |
| Depression | 32% | 17% |
| Anxiety | 20% | 7% |
| Symptom indexes: (mean ± SD) |
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|
ICIQ-UI (urinary incontinence, 0-21) |
12.0 ± 4.9 | 1.4 ± 2.0 |
|
ICIQ-OAB
(overactive bladder, 0-16) |
9.3 ± 2.6 | 2.0 ± 1.5 |
|
OAB-q symptom bother subscale (6- 36) |
19.1 ± 6.6 | 2.2 ± 2.8 |
|
OAB-q quality of life subscale (13-78) |
29.7 ± 16.9 | 2.0 ± 3.0 |
|
UDI-6 (urogenital distress inventory, 0-24) |
12.6 ± 5.6 | 0.9 ± 1.4 |
|
IIQ-7 (incontinence impact questionnaire, 0-28) |
8.8 ± 8.2 | 0.1 ± 0.4 |
|
USS (urgency severity scale, 0-3) |
2.1 ± 0.7 | 0.5 ± 0.6 |
| Numeric rating scale of urgency (0-10) |
6.1 ± 2.6 | 0.4 ± 0.6 |
| Numeric rating scale of frequency (0-10) |
6.4 ± 2.6 | 0.6 ± 0.9 |