Research Article

Severity of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms among Middle Aged and Elderly Nigerian Men: Impact on Quality of Life

Table 3

Showing the quality of life of the subjects in relation to the severity of LUTS symptoms.

IPSS severityBother scoreChi-squared test value
Best QoLGood QoLPoor QoLWorst QoL
(%) (%) (%) (%)

Mildly symptomatic26 (68.4)42 (55.3)12 (4.3)0 (0)175.75<0.001
Moderately symptomatic10 (26.3)21 (27.6)136 (49.3)0 (0)
Severely symptomatic2 (5.3)13 (17.1)128 (46.4)10 (100)

Total36 (100)76 (100)276 (100)10 (100)ā€‰