Association of lower urinary tract symptoms and OAB severity with quality of life and mental health in China, Taiwan and South Korea: results from a cross-sectional, population-based study

Table 2 HRQoL by LUTS and OABSS

	Physical health domain		Mental health domain
	Mean score (standard deviation)^a	p-value for comparison vs. No LUTS or No OAB	Mean score (standard deviation)^a	p-value for comparison vs. No LUTS or No OAB
LUTS (ICS criteria)
No LUTS	76.7 (17.0)	N/A	43.7 (10.7)	N/A
Voiding Only	71.5 (17.4)	<0.005	40.9 (10.9)	<0.005
Storage Only	68.2 (18.5)	<0.005	38.9 (12.0)	<0.005
PM Only	68.2 (18.0)	<0.005	38.6 (12.5)	<0.005
Voiding + Storage	58.4 (20.0)	<0.005	33.8 (13.2)	<0.005
Voiding + PM	68.8 (17.9)	<0.005	39 (12.0)	<0.005
Storage + PM	63.6 (19.0)	<0.005	36.2 (11.6)	<0.005
Voiding + Storage + PM	52.3 (18.5)	<0.005	29.4 (11.5)	<0.005
OABSS
No OAB	71.4 (18.7)	N/A	40.8 (11.8)	N/A
Mild OAB	58.6 (18.2)	<0.0005	33.3 (11.6)	<0.0005
Moderate OAB	47.7 (16.8)	<0.0005	26.7 (10.7)	<0.0005
Severe OAB	33.6 (15.6)	<0.0005	18.9 (9.5)	<0.0005
Overall	67.1 (20.4)		38.2 (12.8)

ICS International Continence Society, LUTS lower urinary tract symptoms, OAB overactive bladder, OABSS Overactive Bladder Symptom Score, PM post-micturition
^a data are for both sexes and all three countries combined

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