Research Article
Severity of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms among Middle Aged and Elderly Nigerian Men: Impact on Quality of Life
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the study population.
| | Variables | Age < 65 years; 229 (%) | Age ≥ 65 years; 171 (%) | Test statistics | value |
| | Marital status | | | | <0.001 | | Single | 23 (10) | 0 (0) | 35.36 | | | Married | 193 (84.3) | 166 (97.1) | | | | Divorced | 13 (5.7) | 0 (0) | | | | Widower | 0 (0) | 5 (2.9) | | | | Occupation | | | 77.62 | <0.001 | | Public servant | 106 (46.3) | 19 (11.1) | | | | Business | 31 (13.5) | 45 (26.3) | | | | Retired | 39 (17.0) | 79 (46.2) | | | | Others | 53 (23.1) | 28 (16.4) | | | | BMI | | | | | | Underweight | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 11.21 | 0.011 | | Normal | 67 (29.3) | 71 (41.5) | | | | Overweight | 126 (55.0) | 67 (39.2) | | | | Obese | 36 (15.7) | 32 (18.7) | | | | Comorbidities | | | | | | Hypertension | 120 (52.4) | 115 (67.3) | 8.91 | 0.003 | | Diabetes mellitus | 18 (7.9) | 20 (11.7) | 1.67 | 0.196 | | Alcohol | 91 (39.7) | 36 (21.1) | 11.05 | 0.001 | | Ultrasound findings | | | | | | Normal size | 52 (22.7) | 2 (1.2) | 11.95 | 0.003 | | Enlarged and benign | 161 (70.3) | 160 (93.6) | | | | Suspected cancer | 16 (7.0) | 9 (5.3) | | | | DRE | | | 18.50 | <0.001 | | Normal sized prostate | 35 (15.3) | 9 (5.3) | | | | Enlarged and benign | 178 (77.7) | 161 (94.2) | | | | Suspicious lesion | 16 (7.0) | 1 (0.6) | | | | Diagnosis | | | 5.46 | 0.141 | | BPH | 181 (79.0) | 141 (82.5) | | | | CaP | 23 (10.0) | 22 (12.9) | | | | Urethral stricture | 6 (2.6) | 2 (1.2) | | | | Others for example OAB | 19 (8.3) | 6 (3.5) | | |
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CaP = cancer of the prostate; OAB = overactive bladder.
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