Table 3 Association between the body mass index and LUTS
Variable | Body mass index | Â | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal-weight | Overweight | Obese | Â | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | p | ||
Urinary hesitancy | No | 103 | 88.0 | 123 | 82.6 | 74 | 66.1 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 14 | 12.0 | 26 | 17.4 | 38 | 33.9 | Â | |
Urinary straining | No | 98 | 83.8 | 119 | 79.9 | 83 | 74.1 | 0.193 |
Yes | 19 | 16.2 | 30 | 20.1 | 29 | 25.9 | Â | |
Incomplete emptying | No | 92 | 78.6 | 99 | 66.4 | 62 | 55.4 | 0.001 |
Yes | 25 | 21.4 | 50 | 33.6 | 50 | 44.6 | Â | |
Urgency | No | 97 | 82.9 | 116 | 77.9 | 72 | 64.3 | 0.003 |
Yes | 20 | 17.1 | 33 | 22.1 | 40 | 35.7 | Â | |
Nocturia | No | 101 | 86.3 | 123 | 82.6 | 73 | 65.2 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 16 | 13.7 | 26 | 17.4 | 39 | 34.8 | Â | |
Urgency | No | 99 | 84.6 | 112 | 75.2 | 55 | 49.1 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 18 | 15.4 | 37 | 24.8 | 57 | 50.9 | Â | |
Urge incontinence | No | 112 | 95.7 | 124 | 83.2 | 88 | 78.6 | 0.001 |
Yes | 5 | 4.3 | 25 | 16.8 | 24 | 21.4 | Â | |
Stress incontinence | No | 113 | 96.6 | 127 | 85.2 | 88 | 78.6 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 4 | 3.4 | 22 | 14.8 | 24 | 21.4 | Â | |
Nocturnal enuresis | No | 115 | 98.3 | 143 | 96.0 | 107 | 95.5 | 0.458 |
Yes | 2 | 1.7 | 6 | 4.0 | 5 | 4.5 | Â | |
Intercourse incontinence | No | 115 | 98.3 | 142 | 95.3 | 105 | 93.8 | 0.219 |
Yes | 2 | 1.7 | 7 | 4.7 | 7 | 6.3 | Â | |
Bladder pain | No | 108 | 92.3 | 120 | 80.5 | 86 | 76.8 | 0.004 |
Yes | 9 | 7.7 | 29 | 19.5 | 26 | 23.2 | Â | |
Number of urinations/24Â h | 2 times | 9 | 7.7 | 13 | 8.7 | 9 | 8.0 | 0.003 |
3–7 time | 70 | 59.8 | 57 | 38.3 | 40 | 35.7 |  | |
8–9 times | 21 | 17.9 | 48 | 32.2 | 32 | 28.6 |  | |
10–14 times | 9 | 7.7 | 22 | 14.8 | 25 | 22.3 |  | |
15 time or more | 8 | 6.8 | 9 | 6.0 | 6 | 5.4 | Â | |
Number of urinations/night | 1 time | 77 | 65.8 | 73 | 49.0 | 38 | 33.9 | < 0.001 |
2 | 29 | 24.8 | 54 | 36.2 | 49 | 43.8 | Â | |
3 or more | 11 | 9.4 | 22 | 14.8 | 25 | 22.3 | Â | |
If you were to spend the rest of your life with your current urinary condition, how would you feel about that? | Horrible | 8 | 6.8 | 21 | 14.1 | 17 | 15.2 | 0.002 |
Not happy all the time | 11 | 9.4 | 24 | 16.1 | 25 | 22.3 | Â | |
Not happy most of the time | 13 | 11.1 | 28 | 18.8 | 21 | 18.8 | Â | |
Neutral | 16 | 13.7 | 20 | 13.4 | 13 | 11.6 | Â | |
Happy most of the time | 25 | 21.4 | 24 | 16.1 | 6 | 5.4 | Â | |
Happy all the time | 12 | 10.3 | 9 | 6.0 | 5 | 4.5 | Â | |
Very happy all the time | 32 | 27.4 | 23 | 15.4 | 25 | 22.3 | Â | |