Table 3 Comparison of prevalence of times lower urinary tract symptoms among women and men with multiple sclerosis based on the International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS)
I-PSS | Sex | Not at all [n (%)] | Less than half the time [n (%)] | More than half the time [n (%)] | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urgency | Women | 200 (42.2) | 146 (30.8) | 128 (27.0) | 0.416 |
Men | 59 (45.7) | 32 (24.8) | 38 (29.5) | ||
Frequency | Women | 272 (57.4) | 52 (11.0) | 150 (31.6) | 0.048 |
Men | 82 (63.6) | 5 (3.6) | 42 (32.6) | ||
Nocturia | Women | 185 (39.0) | 247 (52.1) | 42 (8.9) | 0.230 |
Men | 61 (47.3) | 59 (45.7) | 9 (7.0) | ||
Feeling of incomplete emptying | Women | 272 (57.4) | 122 (25.7) | 80 (16.9) | 0.687 |
Men | 71 (55.0) | 32 (24.8) | 26 (20.2) | ||
Intermittent urine stream | Women | 314 (66.2) | 74 (15.6) | 86 (18.1) | 0.011 |
Men | 72 (55.8) | 18 (14.0) | 39 (30.2) | ||
Straining | Women | 368 (77.6) | 49 (10.3) | 57 (12.0) | 0.001 |
Men | 82 (63.6) | 16 (12.4) | 31 (24.0) | ||
Weak/slow stream | Women | 343 (72.4) | 63 (13.3) | 68 (14.3) | 0.360 |
Men | 89 (69.0) | 15 (11.6) | 25 (19.4) |