Table 2.

Changes in IPSS According to the Degree of LUTS 6 Months After TRT.

	Mild LUTS (n = 34)			Moderate to severe LUTS (n = 26)			All patients
	Before	After 6 months	p	Before	After 6 months	p	Before	After 6 months	p
Total score	2.8 ± 2.2	3.9 ± 3.5	.089	16.6 ± 7.6	12.2 ± 8.4	<.001	8.8 ± 8.6	7.4 ± 7.3	.039
Storage symptom	1.7 ± 1.8	2.0 ± 2.0	.454	7.1 ± 3.3	4.4 ± 3.2	<.001	4.0 ± 3.7	3.0 ± 2.8	.003
Frequency	0.9 ± 1.4	0.9 ± 1.3	1.000	3.3 ± 1.6	2.2 ± 1.7	<.001	1.9 ± 1.9	1.4 ± 1.7	.012
Urgency	0.1 ± 0.3	0.2 ± 0.5	.262	2.2 ± 1.9	1.0 ± 1.4	.001	1.0 ± 1.6	0.5 ± 1.0	.003
Nocturia	0.6 ± 0.9	0.8 ± 0.8	.198	1.5 ± 1.0	1.2 ± 1.1	.182	1.0 ± 1.0	1.0 ± 1.0	1.000
Voiding symptom	0.7 ± 1.2	1.2 ± 1.8	.067	7.4 ± 4.6	6.0 ± 5.2	.057	3.6 ± 4.5	3.3 ± 4.4	.397
Intermittency	0.1 ± 0.2	0.1 ± 0.3	.083	2.1 ± 1.8	1.6 ± 2.0	.196	0.9 ± 1.6	0.8 ± 1.5	.338
Weak stream	0.5 ± 1.0	0.9 ± 1.5	.173	3.2 ± 1.7	2.7 ± 2.1	.113	1.7 ± 1.9	1.7 ± 2.0	.938
Straining	0.1 ± 0.2	0.1 ± 0.3	.160	2.0 ± 1.9	1.6 ± 1.8	.210	0.9 ± 1.5	0.7 ± 1.4	.321
Incomplete emptying	0.4 ± 1.0	0.6 ± 1.1	.369	2.0 ± 1.8	1.7 ± 1.9	.319	1.1 ± 1.6	1.1 ± 1.5	.855

Note. IPSS = International Prostate Symptom Score; LUTS = lower urinary tract symptoms; TRT = testosterone replacement therapy.