Table 1. Basic characteristics of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms before and after propensity score matching.
| Characteristics | Before matching | After matching | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUTS with depression (n = 1958) |
LUTS without depression (n = 13,986) |
P | LUTS with depression (n = 1958) |
LUTS without depression (n = 7832) |
P | |||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
| Age (years), mean | 65.0 | (10.2) | 65.74 | (10.7) | 0.003 | 65.0 | (10.2) | 65.1 | (10.2) | 0.717 |
| 50~60 | 569 | (29.1) | 3544 | (25.3) | <0.001 | 569 | (29.1) | 2278 | (29.1) | 0.997 |
| 60~70 | 623 | (31.8) | 4477 | (32.0) | 623 | (31.8) | 2506 | (32.0) | ||
| 70~80 | 590 | (30.1) | 4247 | (30.4) | 590 | (30.1) | 2355 | (30.1) | ||
| >80 | 176 | (9.0) | 1718 | (12.3) | 176 | (9.0) | 693 | (8.8) | ||
| Gender | <0.001 | 0.907 | ||||||||
| Male | 1466 | (74.9) | 11,729 | (83.9) | 1466 | (74.9) | 5875 | (75.0) | ||
| Female | 492 | (25.1) | 2257 | (12.3) | 492 | (25.1) | 1957 | (25.0) | ||
| Insurance premium (TWD) | 0.413 | 0.954 | ||||||||
| ≥45,801 | 113 | (5.7) | 911 | (6.5) | 113 | (5.7) | 443 | (5.7) | ||
| 28,801–45,800 | 215 | (11.0) | 1510 | (10.8) | 215 | (11.0) | 881 | (11.2) | ||
| 15,841–28,800 | 775 | (39.6) | 5679 | (40.6) | 775 | (39.6) | 3098 | (39.6) | ||
| <15,840 | 448 | (22.9) | 2980 | (21.3) | 448 | (22.9) | 1739 | (22.2) | ||
| Dependent | 407 | (20.8) | 2906 | (20.8) | 407 | (20.8) | 1671 | (21.3) | ||
| Number of outpatient visits per year, mean | 30.0 | (20.6) | 26.0 | (19.2) | <0.001 | 30.0 | (20.6) | 26.7 | (19.5) | <0.001 |
| Catastrophic illness certificate | 299 | (15.3) | 2035 | (14.6) | 0.394 | 299 | (15.3) | 1111 | (14.2) | 0.221 |
| Hypertension | 182 | (9.3) | 1738 | (12.4) | <0.001 | 182 | (9.3) | 931 | (11.9) | 0.001 |
| Diabetes | 100 | (5.1) | 912 | (6.5) | 0.015 | 100 | (5.1) | 509 | (6.5) | 0.021 |
| Coronary artery disease | 32 | (1.6) | 337 | (2.4) | 0.03 | 32 | (1.6) | 178 | (2.3) | 0.082 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 27 | (1.4) | 204 | (1.5) | 0.841 | 27 | (1.4) | 106 | (1.3) | 0.913 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 42 | (2.2) | 355 | (2.5) | 0.315 | 42 | (2.2) | 188 | (2.4) | 0.559 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 2 | (0.1) | 39 | (0.3) | 0.228 | 2 | (0.1) | 20 | (0.3) | 0.287 |
| Dementia | 239 | (12.2) | 1267 | (9.1) | <0.001 | 239 | (12.2) | 697 | (8.9) | <0.001 |
LUTS, lower urinary tract symptoms; SD, standard deviation; TWD, Taiwan dollar