. 2020 Aug 17;29(8):1077–1090. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8167

Appendix Table A1.

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Assessed in the Boston Area Community Health Survey at baseline and 5 Years Later at Follow-Up, 2002–2010

Items collected in the BACH Survey	Collapsed items
Number of times you accidentally leaked urine without any particular physical activity or warning in the past 7 days	Nonstress, nonurgency incontinence in the past week
Number of bladder infections in the past year^a	Urinary tract infection in the past year
Number of kidney infections in the past year^a	Urinary tract infection in the past year
Push or strain to begin urination in the past month^b	Straining/difficult to begin voiding
Difficulty starting to urinate in the past month^b	Straining/difficult to begin voiding
Pain or burning during urination in the past month^c	Pain, burning, discomfort in the pubic/bladder area in the past month
Pain, burning, discomfort, or pressure in your pubic or bladder area in the past month^c
Pain or discomfort in your urethra in the past month^c
Pain increasing when your bladder fills in the past month^c
Pain relieved by urination in the past month^c
Weak urinary stream in the past month	Weak stream in the past month
Number of times you accidentally leaked urine when you had the strong feeling that you needed to empty your bladder but you could not get to the toilet fast enough in the past 7 days	Urgency incontinence in the past week
Baseline: Dribbling after urination in the past month^d	Dribbling/wet clothes after urination in the past month
Follow-up: Urine leakage almost immediately after you have finished urinating and walked away from the toilet in the past month?^e
Follow-up: A prolonged trickle or dribble at the end of your urine flow in the past month?^e
Baseline: Wet clothes because of dribbling after urination in the past month^d
Stop and start again several times while you urinate in the past month	Intermittency in the past month
Number of times you accidentally leaked urine when you were performing some physical activity such as coughing, sneezing, lifting, or exercise, in the past 7 days	Stress incontinence in the past week
Sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you have finished urinating in the past month	Incomplete emptying in the past month
Leaked even a small amount of urine in the past 12 months, including frequency and amount	Any incontinence in the past year
Difficulty postponing urination in the past month^f	Urgency/difficulty postponing urination in the past month
Strong urge or pressure to urinate immediately, with no, or little warning in the past month^f	Urgency/difficulty postponing urination in the past month
Get up to urinate more than once during the night in the past month	Nocturia in the past month
Frequent urination during the day in the past month^g	Perceived frequency in the past month
Urinate again less than 2 hours after you finished urinating in the past month^g	Urinating again after <2 hours in the past month (frequency)
Strong urge or pressure that signaled the need to urinate immediately, whether or not you urinated or leaked urine in the past 7 days	—^h

^{^a}

Percent disagreement at baseline (comparing those without a particular LUTS to those who reported experiencing it at least rarely) = 7.2%.

^{^b}

Percent disagreement at baseline = 6.2%.

^{^c}

Percent disagreement at baseline = 4.3%–7.9%.

^{^d}

Percent disagreement at baseline = 5.8%.

^{^e}

Percent disagreement at follow-up = 14.7%.

^{^f}

Percent disagreement at baseline = 18.9%.

^{^g}

Percent disagreement at baseline = 25.8%.

^{^h}

Not included in the analysis.

BACH, Boston Area Community Health Survey; LUTS, lower urinary tract symptom.