Rethinking of ureteral stent removal using an extraction string; what patients feel and what is patients' preference? : a randomized controlled study

Table 3 Comparison of ureteral stent in situ-related symptoms between male and female subgroups

Domains		String	No string	P-value^a
Urinary symptoms	Overall	30.60 ± 8.54	28.20 ± 7.25	0.17
	Male	33.14 ± 7.59	29.69 ± 6.79	0.08
	Female	25.87 ± 8.43	26.26 ± 7.56	0.89
	P-value^b	0.006	0.012	0.89
Pain	Overall	21.02 ± 6.39	20.40 ± 5.38	0.62
	Male	23.14 ± 6.08	21.58 ± 6.43	0.36
	Female	22.27 ± 7.79	21.16 ± 5.51	0.63
	P-value^b	0.69	0.82	0.63
General health	Overall	15.12 ± 5.97	14.04 ± 5.09	0.37
	Male	14.93 ± 4.98	13.50 ± 5.42	0.32
	Female	15.47 ± 7.68	14.79 ± 4.64	0.75
	P-value^b	0.78	0.41	0.75
Work performance	Overall	14.41 ± 6.32	15.60 ± 7.04	0.41
	Male	13.68 ± 6.24	14.50 ± 6.93	0.65
	Female	15.80 ± 6.47	17.11 ± 7.12	0.58
	P-value^b	0.30	0.22	0.58

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