Research Article
A Population-Based Study of Peyronie's Disease: Prevalence and Treatment Patterns in the United States
Table 4
Summary of Peyronieā€™s disease symptoms in participants with symptoms, treatment, or diagnosis (n = 283).
| | Statistic or category | Participants (n = 283) (n, %*) |
| | Lump or bump under skin of penis | Yes | 60 (21) | | No | 222 (79) | | Missing | 1 |
| | Unusual firmness or hardened tissue under skin of penis | Yes | 69 (21) | | No | 210 (79) | | Missing | 4 |
| | Lump/bump, firmness, or hardened tissue affect the shape of penis (if yes to either 1 of the above 2 symptoms, ) | Yes | 48 (37) | | No | 39 (63) |
| | Significant bend or curve compared to a younger age (erect penis) | Yes | 177 (59) | | No | 106 (41) |
| | First penis-related symptom noticed | Lump or bump under the skin | 24 (11) | | Area of unusual firmness or hardened tissue under the skin | 13 (4) | | Significant bend or curve not previously noticed | 95 (32) | | Indentation on 1 or both sides | 7 (2) | | Noticeable narrowing of the penis (hourglass or bandlike) | 4 (2) | | Hinge-like folding of penis during sexual intercourse | 7 (3) | | Shortening of penis | 20 (10) | | Head of penis less hard | 26 (12) | | Painful erections | 4 (<1) | | Pain during sexual intercourse | 5 (2) | | Erections not hard enough for sexual intercourse | 51 (20) | | Other | 8 (3) | | Missing | 19 |
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*Percentages are weighted averages of the stratum-specific estimates.
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