TABLE 1.
Demographics and medical history of LURN patients by sex
| N (%) or mean (SD) | Total (n = 1040) N (%) or mean (SD) | Male (n = 508) N (%) or mean (SD) | Female (n = 532) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 58.7 (14.2) | 61.2 (13.4) | 56.3 (14.6) | <.0001 |
| Race | .4541 | |||
| White | 849 (84%) | 413 (84%) | 436 (83%) | |
| Black | 113 (11%) | 49 (10%) | 64 (12%) | |
| Other | 53 (5%) | 28 (6%) | 25 (5%) | |
| BMI category | <.0001 | |||
| Underweight | 4 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (1%) | |
| Normal weight | 244 (24%) | 104 (21%) | 140 (27%) | |
| Overweight | 339 (33%) | 198 (39%) | 141 (27%) | |
| Obese | 441 (43%) | 202 (40%) | 239 (46%) | |
| Psychiatric diagnosis | 371 (36%) | 147 (29%) | 224 (43%) | <.0001 |
| Depression | 291 (28%) | 115 (23%) | 176 (34%) | .0001 |
| FCI total score | 2.3 (2.0) | 2.2 (1.8) | 2.4 (2.2) | .4573 |
| GUPI total score | 14.5 (7.8) | 13.2 (7.6) | 15.9 (7.8) | <.0001 |
| GUPI pain subscale | 4.1 (4.6) | 3.7 (4.3) | 4.6 (4.8) | .0010 |
| GUPI urinary symptoms subscale | 4 (2.5) | 3.9 (2.4) | 4 (2.6) | .8524 |
| PSS total score | 12.0 (7.4) | 11.1 (7.2) | 12.8 (7.5) | .0004 |
| PROMIS anxiety T-score | 49.8 (9.1) | 48.6 (9.1) | 50.9 (9.0) | <.0001 |
| PROMIS depression T-score | 49.1 (8.8) | 48.2 (8.8) | 49.9 (8.8) | .0011 |
| PROMIS physical function T-score | 48.2 (9.9) | 49.6 (9.3) | 46.9 (10.4) | <.0001 |
| PROMIS sleep disturbance T-score | 52.5 (8.7) | 51.6 (8.6) | 53.3 (8.6) | .0032 |
| PROMIS GI bowel T-score | 5.3 (2.5) | 5.1 (2.2) | 5.6 (2.8) | .0778 |
| PROMIS GI constipation T-score | 50.1 (8.4) | 48.9 (7.9) | 51.3 (8.7) | <.0001 |
| PROMIS GI diarrhea T-score | 47.8 (8.8) | 46.7 (7.8) | 48.9 (9.6) | .0020 |
| Endorsed all LUTS tool post-micturition symptoms | 722 (69%) | 363 (71%) | 359 (67%) | .1642 |
| Endorsed all LUTS tool voiding symptoms | 253 (24%) | 155 (31%) | 98 (18%) | <.0001 |
| Endorsed all LUTS tool pain symptoms | 160 (15%) | 77 (15%) | 83 (16%) | .8427 |
| Endorsed all LUTS tool frequency symptoms | 834 (80%) | 418 (82%) | 416 (78%) | .0982 |
| Endorsed all LUTS tool urgency symptoms | 760 (73%) | 317 (62%) | 443 (83%) | <.0001 |
| Endorsed all LUTS tool incontinence symptoms | 145 (14%) | 22 (4%) | 123 (23%) | <.0001 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FCI, functional comorbidity index; GI, gastrointestinal; GUPI, genitourinary pain index; LURN, lower urinary tract dysfunction network; LUTS, lower urinary tract symptoms; PSS, perceived stress scale; PROMIS, patient reported outcome measurement information system.
a
P value for male versus female from the χ2 test or Wilcoxon 2-sample test.