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1 Volume 56, Issue 1, Pages 14-20 (July 2009)
Prevalence, Severity, and Symptom Bother of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms among Men in the EPIC Study: Impact of Overactive Bladder  Debra E. Irwin, Ian Milsom, Zoe Kopp, Paul Abrams, Walter Artibani, Sender Herschorn  European Urology  Volume 56, Issue 1, Pages (July 2009) DOI: /j.eururo Copyright © 2009 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Distribution* (%) of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) by type among (a) all men in the general population (n=7210) and (b) men in the overactive bladder (OAB) population (n=502). For all men in the general population (a), the total distribution for individual LUTS is indicated with overlapping or nonoverlapping symptoms indicated as the percent in each section. Storage LUTS include the following symptoms: micturition frequency, nocturia, urinary urgency, and urinary incontinence. Voiding LUTS include slow or weak stream, hesitancy, and terminal dribble. Postmicturition LUTS include sensation of incomplete emptying and postmicturition dribble. *Weighted by age, household size, and country size. European Urology  , 14-20DOI: ( /j.eururo ) Copyright © 2009 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Distribution (%) of storage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) by age group among (a) men in the general population (n=7210) and (b) men in the overactive bladder (OAB) population (n=502); distribution (%) of voiding and postmicturition LUTS by age group among (c) men in the general population (n=7210) and (d) men in the OAB population (n=502). UI=urinary incontinence. European Urology  , 14-20DOI: ( /j.eururo ) Copyright © 2009 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

4 Fig. 3 Distribution (%) of number of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) by age group among (a) men in the general population (n=7210) and (b) men in the overactive bladder (OAB) population (n=502). European Urology  , 14-20DOI: ( /j.eururo ) Copyright © 2009 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

5 Fig. 4 Distribution (%) of International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) by age group among (a) men in the general population (n=7210) and (b) men in the overactive bladder (OAB) population (n=502). The mean IPSS for each category is provided. European Urology  , 14-20DOI: ( /j.eururo ) Copyright © 2009 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions


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