Table 1 General characteristics of men with BPH using finasteride or dutasteride

 50–54 years

150 (5)

330 (4)

172 (8)

148 (4)

 55–59 years

320 (10)

860 (10)

255 (11)

371 (11)

 60–64 years

468 (15)

1,541 (18)

341 (15)

577 (16)

 65–79 years

1,659 (53)

4,681 (54)

1,101 (49)

1,847 (53)

 80–84 years

330 (10)

848 (10)

246 (11)

378 (11)

 85–89 years

169 (5)

348 (4)

101 (4)

151 (4)

  ≥ 90

51 (2)

67 (1)

48 (2)

45 (1)

 Mean (±SD)

70 ± 10

70 ± 9

69 ± 10

70 ± 9

 Urologist

1,705 (54)

5,053 (58)

653 (29)

1,412 (40)

 GP

1,063 (34)

2,242 (26)

1,275 (56)

1,546 (44)

 Other

379 (12)

1,380 (16)

336 (15)

559 (16)

 Yes

2,055 (65)

6,164 (71)

943 (42)

1,946 (55)

 Yes

50 (2)

148 (2)

16 (1)

48 (1)

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

1,653 (53)

4,444 (51)

1,116 (49)

1,771 (50)

 Hypercholesterolemia

1,060 (34)

2,948 (34)

662 (29)

1,094 (31)

 Diabetes type I

42 (1)

113 (1)

50 (2)

73 (2)

 Diabetes type II

322 (10)

930 (11)

209 (9)

372 (11)

 Parkinson’s disease

42 (1)

148 (2)

41 (2)

50 (1)

 Multiple sclerosis

1 (<0.5)

1 (<0.5)

0 (0)

2 (<0.5)

 0–3

1,402 (45)

3,987 (46)

1,137 (50)

1,634 (46)

 4–7

939 (30)

2,516 (29)

619 (27)

1,017 (29)

  ≥ 8

806 (26)

2,172 (25)

508 (22)

866 (25)

 Mean (±SD)

5 ± 4

5 ± 4

4 ± 4

5 ± 4

 Mean (±SD)

84 ± 13

85 ± 13

81 ± 14

84 ± 13

  ≥ 1 year

2,264 (100)

3,517 (100)

3,147 (100)

8,675 (100)

  ≥ 2 years

1,906 (84)

2,975 (85)

2,361 (75)

6,395 (74)

  ≥ 3 years

1,596 (70)

2,463 (70)

1,700 (54)

4,526 (52)

  ≥ 4 years

1,291 (57)

1,991 (57)

1,115 (35)

2,972 (34)

  ≥ 5 years

970 (43)

1,490 (42)

618 (20)

1,715 (20)