TABLE 2.

IPSS before and after COVID‐19 among the studied patients

IPSS	Mean ± SD	P
Before COVID‐19	13.42 ± 4.32	–
During hospital stay	26.6 ± 5.77	<.001**
At 1 mo after infection	25.36 ± 5.86	<.001**
At 3 mo after infection	25.1 ± 6.3	.014*

Note: P for paired sample t test.

Abbreviations: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score.

^* P < .05 is statistically significant.

^**A highly significant difference was present if P ≤ .001.