Table 1:
Descriptive characteristics of male LURN participants
| Overall (n=477) | UIα (n=150) | PVDβ (n=211) | non-UIγ (n=116) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or N (%) | Mean (SD) or N (%) | Mean (SD) or N (%) | Mean (SD) or N (%) | ||
| Age | 60.9 (13.3) | 63.5 (11.5) | 57.9 (14.1) | 63.1 (12.8) | 0.001 |
| Race | 0.42 | ||||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | |
| Asian | 4% | 5% | 3% | 4% | |
| Black | 10% | 16% | 8% | 8% | |
| White | 80% | 73% | 83% | 83% | |
| Other | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | |
| Unknown | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | |
| Education | 0.17 | ||||
| < HS diploma/GED | 3% | 1% | 4% | 4% | |
| HS diploma/GED | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | |
| Some college/tech school - no degree | 19% | 23% | 20% | 13% | |
| Associate’s degree | 7% | 6% | 10% | 4% | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 24% | 25% | 25% | 22% | |
| Graduate degree | 36% | 33% | 32% | 47% | |
| Employment status | 0.39 | ||||
| Employed part-time | 10% | 11% | 9% | 9% | |
| Employed full-time | 38% | 32% | 43% | 37% | |
| Unemployed (looking for work) | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | |
| Not employed (not looking for work) | 49% | 54% | 44% | 52% | |
| BMI | 29.7 (5.7) | 30.7 (6.3) | 29.1 (4.8) | 29.3 (6.2) | 0.08 |
| <25 | 20% | 19% | 17% | 26% | 0.02 |
| 25-30 | 40% | 33% | 48% | 34% | |
| >30 | 41% | 48% | 35% | 41% | |
| Current or former smoker | 46% | 51% | 46% | 41% | 0.31 |
| Diabetic | 18% | 27% | 13% | 18% | 0.01 |
| Sleep apnea | 26% | 36% | 23% | 19% | 0.01 |
| Functional comorbidity index | 2.1 (1.8) | 2.5 (1.9) | 2.0 (1.7) | 1.9 (1.7) | 0.03 |
| PVR (ml, median, IQR) | 27 (0-82) | 28.5 (0-79) | 30 (14-90) | 21 (0-62) | 0.13 |
| Facility | 0.002 | ||||
| A | 12% | 7% | 14% | 16% | |
| B | 20% | 27% | 11% | 28% | |
| C | 19% | 17% | 20% | 19% | |
| D | 14% | 15% | 14% | 15% | |
| E | 19% | 17% | 24% | 14% | |
| F | 15% | 17% | 17% | 9% | |
p-value from chi-square or non-parametric ANOVA test of at least one pairwise difference between the three groups.
Responded sometimes, often, or almost always on at least 1 of 6 LUTS Tool questions related to incontinence (excludes question related to PV-UI).
Responded sometimes, often, or almost always to PVD and/or PV-UI question and never or rarely to remaining 6 LUTS Tool questions related to incontinence.
Responded never or rarely to all 7 questions related to incontinence and 1 question related to PVD on LUTS Tool.
Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; BMI, body mass index; GED, general educational development; HS, high school; IQR, interquartile range; LURN, Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network; LUTS, lower urinary tract symptoms; PVD, post-void dribbling; PVR, post-void residual; SD, standard deviation; UI, urinary incontinence.