Tai Chi for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Benign Prostate Hypertrophy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Effects of tai chi on IPSS, QoL, and biochemical outcomes.

Outcome	Tai chi (n = 14)			Control (n = 14)			t	P
	Before	After	After-Before	Before	After	After-Before
IPSS	13.07±7.96	8.93±3.38	−4.14±7.16	16.36±8.86	17.07±9.04	.71±2.87	−2.36	0.03
QoL of BPH (Total)	43.64±20.44	33.07±12.38	−10.57±14.76	45.43±19.79	48.50±19.51	3.07±7.84	−3.06	0.005
QoL of BPH (subscale)
urination-related discomfort	12.43±6.45	10.00±4.90	−2.43±5.69	12.43±6.66	13.29±6.47	0.86±2.21	−2.01	0.06
Worry & concern	6.57±3.86	4.57±3.69	−2.00±2.11	6.14±3.51	6.43±3.39	.29±2.79	−2.45	0.02
Interference with daily activities	11.57±4.11	9.57±4.11	−2.00±3.23	10.50±4.27	11.71±5.59	1.21±5.31	−1.94	0.06
Testosterone (ng/mL)	4.01±1.05	6.06±1.91	2.05±1.65	3.65±1.62	4.17±1.56	0.52±1.08	2.92	0.007
Insulin (𝜇U/mL)	11.30±10.41	3.97±3.39	−7.33±8.66	17.40±29.05	11.16±19.62	−6.23±12.28	−0.27	0.79
Blood glucose (mg/dL)	123.43±26.12	114.07±21.77	−9.36±16.29	128.21±28.89	119.43±21.77	−8.79±17.01	−0.09	0.93
QUICKI	0.35±0.06	0.48±0.31	0.13±0.23	0.44±0.41	0.38±0.07	−0.06±0.41	1.38	0.18

The value are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; IPSS: international prostate symptoms score; QoL of BPH: quality of life of benign prostate hyperplasia; QUICKI: quantitative insulin sensitivity check index.