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. 2019 Oct 1;7:e7795. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7795

Table 2. Characteristics of the study population according to daytime and clinical LUTS.

Daytime LUTS Clinical LUTS
Daytime LUTS No Daytime LUTS Pe Clinical LUTS No Clinical LUTS Pe
(n = 459) (n = 1,361) (n = 235) (n = 1,585)
Age (years) 59.7 ± 12.1 55.9 ± 11.6 <0.001 61.9 ± 12.2 56.1 ± 11.6 <0.001
Race/ethnicity (%) 0.707 0.331
Non-Hispanic white 249 (54.2%) 719 (52.8%) 131 (55.7%) 837 (52.8%)
Non-Hispanic black 91 (19.8%) 261 (19.2%) 48 (20.4%) 304 (19.2%)
Mexican American 79 (17.2%) 237 (17.4%) 40 (17.0%) 276 (17.4%)
Other 40 (8.7%) 144 (10.6%) 16 (6.8%) 168 (10.6%)
Height (cm) 174.2 ± 7.6 174.5 ± 7.6 0.487 174.2 ± 7.4 174.4 ± 7.6 0.704
Weight (kg) 88.3 ± 23.7 88.2 ± 18.9 0.934 89.1 ± 21.3 88.1 ± 20.0 0.512
BMI (kg/m2) 29.0 ± 7.5 28.9 ± 5.5 0.646 29.3 ± 6.3 28.9 ± 6.0 0.393
BMI (%) 0.625 0.310
Normal weight or underweight 113 (24.6%) 306 (22.5%) 58 (24.7%) 361 (22.8%)
Overweight 189 (41.2%) 584 (42.9%) 89 (37.9%) 684 (43.2%)
Obese 157 (34.2%) 471 (34.6%) 88 (37.4%) 540 (34.1%)
SBP (mmHg) 130.5 ± 20.3 129.3 ± 18.2 0.275 132.0 ± 21.7 129.2 ± 18.3 0.062
DBP (mmHg) 73.3 ± 14.0 74.0 ± 13.0 0.323 73.1 ± 14.6 74.0 ± 13.0 0.365
Education <High school (%) 147 (32.0%) 399 (29.3%) 0.273 88 (37.4%) 458 (28.9%) 0.008
Household income, PIR (%) 0.023 <0.001
PIR<1 75 (16.3%) 214 (15.7%) 43 (18.3%) 246 (15.5%)
1 ≤PIR<3 202 (44.0%) 511 (37.5%) 114 (48.5%) 599 (37.8%)
PIR ≥3 182 (39.7%) 636 (46.7%) 78 (33.2%) 740 (46.7%)
Currently working (%) 242 (52.7%) 829 (60.9%) 0.002 95 (40.4%) 976 (61.6%) <0.001
Married or living with partner (%) 322 (70.2%) 1,003 (73.7%) 0.146 163 (69.4%) 1,162 (73.3%) 0.204
Insured (%) 377 (82.1%) 1,088 (79.9%) 0.305 194 (82.6%) 1,271 (80.2%) 0.393
Binge drinker (%) 137 (29.8%) 361 (26.5%) 0.167 78 (33.2%) 420 (26.5%) 0.032
Cigarette smoking (%) 0.027 0.001
Current 120 (26.1%) 336 (24.7%) 65 (27.7%) 391 (24.7%)
Past 186 (40.5%) 478 (35.1%) 106 (45.1%) 558 (35.2%)
Never 153 (33.3%) 547 (40.2%) 64 (27.2%) 636 (40.1%)
Hypertension (%) 257 (56.0%) 643 (47.2%) 0.001 143 (60.9%) 757 (47.8%) <0.001
Diabetes (%) 75 (16.3%) 184 (13.5%) 0.135 46 (19.6%) 213 (13.4%) 0.012
CAD (%) 46 (10.0%) 87 (6.4%) 0.010 26 (11.1%) 107 (6.8%) 0.018
CHF (%) 31 (6.8%) 51 (3.7%) 0.007 24 (10.2%) 58 (3.7%) <0.001
COPD (%) 53 (11.5%) 91 (6.7%) 0.001 31 (13.2%) 113 (7.1%) 0.001
Cancer (%) 41 (8.9%) 88 (6.5%) 0.075 29 (12.3%) 100 (6.3%) 0.001
Sleep disorder (%) 42 (9.2%) 116 (8.5%) 0.680 23 (9.8%) 135 (8.5%) 0.519
Depression (%) <0.001 <0.001
Mild (PHQ-9 Score of 5–9) 75 (16.3%) 137 (10.1%) 50 (21.3%) 162 (10.2%)
Moderate (PHQ-9 Score of 10–14) 36 (7.8%) 36 (2.6%) 24 (10.2%) 48 (3.0%)
Moderately Severe to Severe (PHQ-9 Score of ≥ 15) 15 (3.3%) 23 (1.7%) 10 (4.3%) 28 (1.8%)

Notes.

Data are presented as mean ± SD for continuous variables and percentages for categorical variables.

BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease, CHF congestive heart failure, CI confidence interval, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DBP diastolic blood pressure, OR odds ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, PHQ-9 9-item patient health questionnaire, PIR poverty to income ratio, LUTS lower urinary tract symptoms.

a

BMI was divided into three groups: normal weight or underweight (BMI <25 kg/m 2), overweight (BMI = 25 to <30 kg/m 2), and obese (BMI ≤30 kg/m 2).

b

Defined as having ever consumed five drinks or more of any kind of alcoholic beverage almost every day.

c

Defined as use of antihypertensive medication or a reported blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg.

d

Defined as self-reported diabetes diagnosed by a health professional (all adults) or a hemoglobin A1c level ≥6.5%.

e

P-value calculated using the t-test (continuous data) or chi-square test (categorical data).