Table 3.
Factors associated with severity of LUTS (moderate-to-severe versus none or mild) using multivariate logistic regression analysis in study group
| Variables | IPSS total | IPSS storage | IPSS voiding | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Age | 1.034 | 0.995–1.074 | 0.092 | 1.026 | 0.988–1.065 | 0.185 | 1.001 | 0.962–1.042 | 0.958 |
| BMI | 1.067 | 0.981–1.160 | 0.129 | 0.980 | 0.903–1.065 | 0.635 | 1.054 | 0.966–1.151 | 0.236 |
| Parity | |||||||||
| 1 | 0.884 | 0.509–1.535 | 0.661 | 1.181 | 0.687–2.030 | 0.547 | 0.972 | 0.539–1.756 | 0.926 |
| ≥2 | 1.890 | 0.886–4.032 | 0.100 | 1.477 | 0.693–3.148 | 0.313 | 1.697 | 0.771–3.739 | 0.189 |
| Infertility | 1.162 | 0.656–2.058 | 0.607 | 0.852 | 0.481–1.508 | 0.582 | 1.408 | 0.778–2.550 | 0.258 |
| Cesarean section | 0.716 | 0.421–1.215 | 0.215 | 1.110 | 0.670–1.840 | 0.686 | 1.182 | 0.686–2.037 | 0.546 |
| Education status | 1.125 | 0.640–1.979 | 0.683 | 1.304 | 0.747–2.278 | 0.351 | 1.108 | 0.607–2.023 | 0.738 |
| Menorrhagia | 2.309 | 1.310–4.070 | 0.004* | 2.422 | 1.395–4.206 | 0.002* | 1.971 | 1.176–3.302 | 0.010* |
| Dysmenorrhea | 1.047 | 0.953–1.150 | 0.342 | 1.024 | 0.936–1.120 | 0.608 | 0.981 | 0.892–1.079 | 0.690 |
| Uterine volume | |||||||||
| >180 cm3 | 2.437 | 1.381–4.300 | 0.002* | 2.486 | 1.433–4.314 | 0.001* | 2.700 | 1.485–4.908 | 0.001* |
| CA125 | 1.001 | 0.999–1.003 | 0.149 | 1.001 | 0.999–1.003 | 0.219 | 1.001 | 0.999–1.003 | 0.508 |
*Statistically significant. BMI: Body mass index; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; LUTS: Lower urinary tract symptoms; IPSS: International Prostate Symptom Score.