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Table 2 Age-adjusted comparisons of relative odds of dropping out of The Olmsted County Study of Urinary Symptoms and Health Status among Men based on baseline measurements, Rochester, Minnesota (1989–2003)

From: Dropout in a longitudinal, cohort study of urologic disease in community men

Primary Study Outcomes

Age-adjusted OR* (95% CI*)

AUASI* (> 7 vs. ≤ 7)

1.19 (0.97, 1.45)

Peak Urinary Flow Rate (QMAX) (< 12 vs. ≥ 12 mL/s)

1.18 (0.93, 1.50)

Prostate Volume (> 30 vs. ≤ 30 cm3)

0.98 (0.62, 1.56)

Prostate-Specific Antigen (> 1.4 vs. ≤ 1.4 ng/mL)

0.90 (0.55, 1.46)

Any Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Yes vs. No)

1.12 (0.93, 1.36)

Member of Clinic Subset (Yes vs. No)

0.73 (0.59, 0.90)

Comorbidities

 

Diabetes (Yes vs. No)

1.24 (0.77, 1.99)

Stroke (Yes vs. No)

3.07 (1.49, 6.33)

Hypertension (Yes vs. No)

1.23 (0.97, 1.56)

Coronary Disease (Yes vs. No)

1.25 (0.92, 1.68)

Any Comorbidity (Yes vs. No)

1.31 (1.06, 1.61)

Other Urologic Measures

 

Creatinine (> 1.4 vs. ≤ 1.4 ng/dL)

1.10 (0.45, 2.66)

Erectile Dysfunction (Yes vs. No)

1.69 (1.26, 2.28)

Quality of Life Measures

 

Satisfied with Urinary Condition (Yes vs. No)

0.65 (0.49, 0.87)

Satisfied with overall health/HRQL* (Yes vs. No)

0.29 (0.19, 0.43)

Visited a doctor more than 4 times in the past 12 months (Yes vs. No)

1.30 (0.96, 1.75)

Interference Score (> 9 vs. ≤ 9)

1.32 (1.07, 1.62)

Socioeconomic Measures

 

High School Graduate or More (Yes vs. No)

0.40 (0.29, 0.56)

Married or Living Together (Yes vs. No)

0.81 (0.60, 1.08)

Salary ($15,000–$34,999 vs. ≤ $14,999/year)

0.65 (0.48, 0.90)

Salary (≥ $35,000 vs. ≤ $14,999/year)

0.44 (0.33, 0.60)

  1. * OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval; AUASI, American Urological Association Symptom Index; HRQL, Health-Related Quality of Life.