Table 2.

Prevalence of specific symptoms according to definition I (symptoms occurring less than half the time or more) and definition II (symptoms occurring about half the time or more) and associated bother in men and women.

	Men (n = 2612)						Women (n = 3393)
	Symptom prevalence (definition I)		Symptom prevalence (definition II)		Prevalence of bother (at least quite a bit) a		Symptom prevalence (definition I)		Symptom prevalence (definition II)		Prevalence of bother (at least quite a bit) a
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Storage symptoms
Nocturia b	805	30.8*	361	13.8	199	55.1	1213	35.8	554	16.3	341	61.6
Frequency	781	27.9*	480	18.4*	247	51.5	1116	32.9	720	21.1	421	58.5
Urgency	471	18*	259	9.9*	211	81.5	700	20.6	414	12.2	342	82.6
Urgency with fear of leaking	324	12.4***	194	7.4*	185	95.4*	643	18.9	391	11.5	309	79
Urge urinary incontinence	109	4.2***	61	2.3***	48	78.7	316	9.3	181	5.3	161	88.9
Stress urinary incontinence	53	2***	31	1.2***	26	83.9	415	12.2	248	7.3	231	93.1
Mixed urinary incontinence c	55	2.1***	30	1.1***	26	78.8*	348	10.3	202	6	193	95.6
Leak for no reason	64	2.5**	31	1.2**	28	90.3	163	4.8	92	2.7	81	88
Voiding symptoms
Intermittency	291	11.1	183	7	94	51.4	248	7.3	143	4.2	79	55.2
Slow stream	458	17.5*	271	10.4*	114	42*	321	9.5	163	4.8	85	52.1
Hesitancy	268	10.3*	133	5.1*	73	54.9*	173	5.1	80	2.4	34	42.5
Straining	179	6.9**	101	3.9*	64	63.4	89	2.6	39	1.1	24	61.5
Splitting/ spraying	258	9.9*	131	5	68	51.9	169	5	81	2.4	38	46.9
Terminal dribble	542	20.8**	348	13.3***	143	41.1	354	10.4	198	5.8	83	41.9
Post-micturition symptoms
Incomplete emptying	315	12.1*	177	6.8	112	63.3	261	7.7	150	4.4	102	68
Post-micturition dribble	177	6.8*	87	3.3	56	64.4**	129	3.8	68	2	58	85.3

^aPrevalence of bother was based on definition II.

^bNocturia was defined as two or more voids per night.

^cParticipants who reported both urge and stress urinary incontinence symptoms were classified as having mixed urinary incontinence.

*p ≤ 0.05, men versus women.

**p ≤ 0.01, men versus women.

***p ≤ 0.001, men versus women.