Table 4.
The distribution of LUTS as nurses and civil servants
| Symptoms | Nurses | Civil Servants | ||||
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| n | % | n | % | X 2 | p | |
| Having at least one LUTS | 149 | 94.2 | 102 | 97.1 | -* | 0.173 |
| Filling Symptoms | ||||||
| Nocturia (≥2) | 39 | 25.9 | 58 | 57.1 | 25.94 | <0.001 |
| Rush to toilet (urgency) | 89 | 60.1 | 84 | 81.9 | 13.94 | <0.001 |
| Bladder pain | 76 | 51.0 | 63 | 61.0 | 2.54 | 0.017 |
| Frequency (≤3 hour between voiding) |
73 | 48.7 | 65 | 63.8 | 5.54 | 0.023 |
| Voiding Symptoms | ||||||
| Hesitancy | 58 | 39.2 | 44 | 42.9 | 0.29 | 0.33 |
| Straining | 81 | 54.4 | 60 | 59.1 | 0.74 | 0.44 |
| Intermittent stream | 71 | 47.5 | 54 | 53.3 | 0.77 | 0.44 |
| Incontinence Symptoms | ||||||
| Urge incontinence | 89 | 59.5 | 84 | 81.9 | 14.20 | <0.001 |
| Frequency of incontinence | 36 | 24.1 | 36 | 35.2 | 3.75 | 0.037 |
| Stress incontinence | 38 | 25.3 | 56 | 55.2 | 23.80 | <0.001 |
| Unpredictable incontinence (no reason and feeling) |
19 | 12.7 | 27 | 26.7 | 8.15 | 0.004 |
| Nocturnal incontinence | 9 | 5.7 | 17 | 16.2 | 7.69 | 0.01 |
| Sexual Function Symptoms | ||||||
| Sex life spoiled by urinary symptoms |
37 | 24.7 | 37 | 36.3 | 3.40 | 0.04 |
| Leak during sexual activity | 9 | 5.7 | 19 | 18.1 | 9.31 | 0.004 |
| Quality of Life Symptoms | ||||||
| Change outer clothing | 18 | 12.0 | 28 | 27.6 | 10.28 | 0.002 |
| Cut down fluid | 15 | 10.1 | 33 | 32.4 | 20.29 | <0.001 |
| Affect daily tasks | 24 | 15.8 | 43 | 41.9 | 22.17 | <0.001 |
| Avoid situations where no toilet | 85 | 57.0 | 72 | 70.5 | 4.90 | 0.02 |
| Overall interfere with life | 27 | 17.7 | 43 | 41.9 | 18.55 | <0.001 |
Abbreviation: BFLUTS, Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; LUTS, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; X2,Pearson chi-square test.
*
Fisher's Exact Test.