Table 2 The prevalence of symptoms of bladder dysfunction based on clinical variables (Disease duration, EDSS, and clinical course)
Variables | Lack of LUTS | Irritative symptoms | Obstructive symptoms | Mixed symptoms | P-values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EDSS Class | Mild | 84 (19.5) | 122 (28.3) | 35 (8.1) | 190 (44.1) | <  0.001 |
Moderate | 7 (4.6) | 30 (19.9) | 4 (2.6) | 110 (72.8) | ||
Severe | 3 (15.0) | 2 (10.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 15 (75.0) | ||
Disease Duration (years) | <  5 | 45 (19.5) | 70 (30.3) | 16 (6.9) | 100 (43.3) | 0.001 |
5–10 | 34 (16.1) | 54 (25.6) | 16 (7.5) | 107 (50.7) | ||
>  10 | 15 (9.4) | 30 (18.8) | 7 (4.4) | 108 (67.5) | ||
clinical course | CIS | 9 (32.1) | 9 (32.1) | 3 (10.7) | 7 (25.0) | <  0.001 |
RRMS | 79 (17.2) | 126 (27.5) | 32 (7.0) | 221 (48.3) | ||
Progressive MS | 6 (5.2) | 19 (16.4) | 4 (3.4) | 87 (75.0) | ||