TABLE 3.
Misdiagnosed IC patient symptoms
| Equivocal | Non-IC | IC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n Females | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||
| n Males | 7 | 14 | 15 | P value | |
| Menses pain without bladder pain (females) | |||||
| 1 (13%) | – | – | .130a | ||
| Vaginal pain without bladder pain (females) | |||||
| No | 5 (100%) | 12 (75%) | 24 (100%) | .023a | |
| – | 4 (25%) | – | |||
| Prostate surgery in past 24 wk (males) | |||||
| No | 6 (100%) | 11 (85%) | 15 (100%) | .305a | |
| – | 2 (14%) | – | |||
| Prostatitis without bladder pain (males) | |||||
| No | 5 (100%) | 9 (82%) | 14 (100%) | .276a | |
| – | 2 (14%) | – | |||
| Testes pain without bladder pain (males) | |||||
| No | 4 (80%) | 10 (83%) | 15 (100%) | .167a | |
| 1 (14%) | 2 (14%) | – | |||
| Urethral stricture present (males) | |||||
| – | 1 (7%) | – | .567a | ||
| Pain but not bladder-centric (all) | |||||
| No | 8 (80%) | 14 (50%) | 39 (100%) | <.001a | |
| 2 (13%) | 14 (47%) | – | |||
| Overactive bladder symptoms without pain (all) | |||||
| No | 7 (78%) | 14 (52%) | 39 (100%) | <.001a | |
| 2 (13%) | 13 (43%) | – |
Note: Data presented as median (IQR) or count (percent).
Abbreviations: IC, interstitial cystitis; IQR, interquartile range; VA, Veterans Affairs.
a
Fisher Exact.