Table 2.

LUTS of study subjects stratified by testosterone level.

	Low (n = 571)	Medium (n = 562)	High (n = 558)	p value
Total IPSS	5.84 ± 5.55	6.34 ± 5.66	6.71 ± 5.68*	0.032
LUTS severity n (%)				0.002
Mild (IPSS 0–7)	420 (73.6)	394 (70.1)	359 (64.3)
Moderate (IPSS 8–19)	130 (22.8)	145 (25.8)	184 (33.0)
Severe (IPSS ≧ 20)	21 (3.7)	23 (4.1)	15 (2.7)
Storage score	2.76 ± 2.29	2.90 ± 2.49	3.20 ± 2.49*	0.009
Frequency	1.30 ± 1.27	1.39 ± 1.33*	1.60 ± 1.44*	0.001
Urgency	0.56 ± 0.91	0.62 ± 0.96	0.65 ± 0.97	0.26
Nocturia	0.90 ± 0.81	0.90 ± 0.86	0.95 ± 0.84	0.53
Voiding score	3.08 ± 3.88	3.43 ± 3.83	3.52 ± 3.90	0.13
Incomplete emptying	1.05 ± 1.29	1.19 ± 1.39	1.16 ± 1.27	0.15
Intermittency	0.75 ± 1.20	0.92 ± 1.30*	0.92 ± 1.29*	0.031
Weak stream	0.81 ± 1.33	0.81 ± 1.25	0.93 ± 1.38	0.22
Straining	0.47 ± 0.94	0.51 ± 0.93	0.51 ± 0.97	0.78
Qmax < 15 ml/sec, n (%)	149(26.1)	168(29.9)	137(24.6)	0.12