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Table 3 Workplace productivity by LUTS and OABSS

From: 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

 

Number of participants (%) for the overall population

 

Difficult to get going easily at start of work daya, b

Difficult to start on your job as soon as you arrived at worka, b

Able to sit, stand, or stay in one position for longer than 15 min while working, without difficultya, c

Able to repeat the same motions over and over again while working, without difficultya, c

Difficult to speak with people in-person, in meetings or on the phone a, b

Difficult to handle the workload a, b

Difficult to finish work on time a, b

LUTS (ICS criteria)

 No LUTS

60 (3%)

57 (2%)

954 (40%)

967 (40%)

45 (2%)

53 (2%)

66 (3%)

 PM Only

13 (8%)†

8 (5%)

58 (37%)

64 (42%)

8 (5%)*

9 (6%)*

7 (4%)

 Storage + PM

26 (11%)†

23 (10%)†

89 (38%)

81 (35%)

16 (7%)†

17 (7%)†

24 (10%)†

 Storage Only

98 (6%)†

98 (6%)†

566 (38%)

564 (37%)

98 (7%)†

94 (6%)†

106 (7%)†

 Voiding + PM

11 (6%)*

9 (5%)

75 (40%)

74 (39%)

8 (4%)

10 (5%)*

13 (7%)*

 Voiding + Storage

183 (22%)†

178 (21%)†

307 (37%)

293 (35%)*

166 (20%)†

152 (18%)†

169 (20%)†

 Voiding + Storage + PM

640 (36%)†

645 (36%)†

590 (33%)†

543 (31%)†

557 (31%)†

511 (29%)†

559 (31%)†

 Voiding Only

9 (2%)

10 (3%)

130 (35%)

125 (34%)*

11 (3%)

14 (4%)

17 (4%)

OABSS

 No-OAB

401 (7%)

365 (6%)

2150 (38%)

2142 (37%)

334 (6%)

331 (6%)

374 (7%)

 Mild-OAB

114 (20%)†

112 (19%)†

223 (39%)

212 (37%)

88 (15%)†

89 (16%)†

97 (17%)†

 Moderate-OAB

485 (45%)†

506 (47%)†

376 (35%)

344 (32%)†

446 (41%)†

400 (37%)†

446 (41%)†

 Severe-OAB

40 (62%)†

45 (69%)†

19 (29%)

16 (25%)*

43 (66%)†

39 (60%)†

42 (65%)†

Overall

1040 (14%)

1027 (14%)

2768 (37%)

2713 (36%)

910 (12%)

859 (12%)

960 (13%)

  1. Numbers of individuals are weighted and rounded, therefore category totals may not equal population totals shown in column headings. Percentages are based on the weighted ‘n’ values
  2. ICS International Continence Society, LUTS lower urinary tract symptoms, OAB overactive bladder, OABSS Overactive Bladder Symptom Score, PM post-micturition
  3. a Because of physical health or emotional problems; excludes those who responded that this did not apply to their job
  4. b ≥ ~50% of the time
  5. c < ~50% of the time
  6. *p < 0.05 vs. No LUTS or No OAB
  7. † p < 0.005 vs. No LUTS or No OAB
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