Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Participants.
| Variable | No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Therapy (n = 71) | Drug Therapy (n = 68) | Combined Therapy (n = 65) | |
| Site | |||
| 1 | 27 (38) | 25 (37) | 26 (40) |
| 2 | 17 (24) | 19 (28) | 15 (23) |
| 3 | 27 (38) | 24 (35) | 24 (37) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 63.6 (10.9) | 65.5 (11.0) | 63.2 (11.6) |
| Racea | |||
| Black | 14 (20) | 20 (29) | 20 (31) |
| Other | 9 (13) | 4 (6) | 4 (6) |
| White | 48 (68) | 44 (65) | 41 (63) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 13 (18) | 15 (22) | 16 (25) |
| Married | 40 (56) | 34 (50) | 41 (63) |
| Divorced | 16 (23) | 15 (22) | 7 (11) |
| Widowed | 2 (3) | 4 (6) | 1 (2) |
| Living status | |||
| Alone | 20 (28) | 28 (41) | 21 (32) |
| With someone | 51 (72) | 40 (59) | 44 (68) |
| Income, $ | |||
| ≤24 999 | 24 (34) | 18 (26) | 14 (22) |
| 25 000-49 999 | 21 (30) | 16 (24) | 22 (34) |
| 50 000-74 999 | 9 (13) | 10 (15) | 14 (22) |
| ≥75 000 | 17 (24) | 24 (35) | 15 (23) |
| Works for wages outside home | 28 (39) | 28 (41) | 30 (46) |
| Diabetes | 18 (25) | 7 (10) | 17 (26) |
| BMI, mean (SD)b | 30.9 (6.5) | 29.4 (5.6) | 30.1 (5.8) |
| PVR, mean (SD), mL | 42.2 (42.7) | 36.3 (41.0) | 36.1 (39.6) |
| Flow rate, mean (SD), mL/s | |||
| Peak | 20.4 (21.7) | 17.1 (9.5) | 19.3 (15.3) |
| Average | 7.3 (4.7) | 7.1 (3.8) | 9.4 (13.3) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; PVR, postvoid residual.
a
Participants self-identified race.
b
Calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.