Spearman’s Correlation
|
n
|
IPSS
|
IPSS-QoL
|
BII
|
Qmax
|
---|
Asian
|
763
|
0.45**
|
0.45**
|
0.58**
|
−0.06
|
Caucasian
|
860
|
0.42**
|
0.43**
|
0.50**
|
−0.12**
|
Hispanic Caucasian
|
164
|
0.55**
|
0.54**
|
0.55**
|
−0.14
|
Non-Hispanic Caucasian
|
696
|
0.38**
|
0.38**
|
0.49**
|
−0.12*
|
Moderate LUTS
|
1088
|
0.35**
|
0.37**
|
0.49**
|
−0.04
|
Severe LUTS
|
603
|
0.36**
|
0.39**
|
0.50**
|
−0.11*
|
- Asian: from the 2 studies conducted in Asia; Caucasian: from the 2 studies conducted outside Asia.
- PGI-S: Patient Global Impression of Severity; IPSS: International Prostate Symptom Scores; IPSS QoL: IPSS-Quality of Life (QoL), BII - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Impact Index; Qmax: peak urine flow rate; LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; n: number of patients. **: p<0.001; *: p<0.05.