Whole group Storage symptoms Storage symptoms p
YES NO
[N=24,613] [N=12,356] [N=12,257]
Age [years] 69 ± 8 70 ± 9 68 ± 8 <0.001
Age ≥ 65 yrs. [N; %] 17,404; 70.7 9,281; 75.1 8,123; 66.3 <0.001
Education level [N; %]
Primary 2,391; 9.7 1,314; 10.6 1,077; 8.8 <0.001
Vocational 6,499; 26.4 4,165; 33.7 2,334; 19.0
Secondary 11,192; 45.5 4,637; 37.5 6,555; 53.5
Higher 4,531; 18.4 2,240; 18.1 2,291; 18.7
Place of residence [N; %]
Rural 4,667; 19.0 2,764; 22.4 1,903; 15.5 <0.001
Small city (< 50 ths. inhabitants)
5,666; 23.0
2,665; 21.6
3,001; 24.5
Large city (≥50 ths. inhabitants)
14,280; 58.0
6,927; 56.0
7,353; 60.0
Period of time since the diagnosis of BPH [N; %]
≤ 5 yrs. 16,407; 66.7 7,805; 63.2 8,602; 70.2 <0.001
> 5 yrs. 8,206; 33.3 4,551; 36.8 3,655; 29.8
Severity of LUTS [N; %]
0-7 pts – mild 5,681; 23.1 986; 8.0 4,695; 38.3 <0.001
8-19 pts – moderate 16,608; 67.5 9,495; 76.8 7,113; 58.0
20-35 pts – sever 2,324; 9.4 1,875; 15.2 449; 3.7
Storage symptoms
Urinary urgency [N; %] 7,139; 29.0 7,139; 57.8 - -
without incontinence 6,359; 25.8 6,359; 51.5 - -
with incontinence 780; 3.2 780; 6.3 - -
Nocturia [N; %] 9,369; 38.1 9,369; 75.8 - -
Urinary frequency [N; %] 5,470; 22.2 5,470; 44.3 - -
Medication for BPH [N; %]
Phytotherapy 263; 1.1 195; 1.6 68; 0.6 <0.001
ARA 8,997; 36.6 2,093; 16.9 6,904; 56.3 <0.001
5αRI 1,477; 6.0 662; 5.4 815; 6.7 <0.001
ARA + MRA 2,749; 11.2 2,356; 19.1 393; 3.2 <0.001
ARA + 5αRI 7,596; 30.9 3,781; 30.6 3,815; 31.1 <0.001
ARA + 5αRI + MRA 3,191; 13.0 2,965; 24.0 226; 1.8 <0.001
ARA + 5αRI + MIR 323; 1.3 288; 2.3 35; 0.3 <0.001
ARA + 5αRI + MRA + MIR 17; 0.1 16; 0.1 1; 0.01 -