Correlation between the visual prostate symptom score and international prostate symptom score in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the correlation between the Visual Prostate Symptom Score (VPSS) and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS).

Methods

We enrolled 240 new male patients who had visited National Police Hospital more than twice during a 6-month period starting from July 2013. At initial visit, the Korean version of the IPSS and VPSS, uroflowmetry, and transrectal ultrasonography were used to evaluate urinary symptoms. After medication, IPSS and VPSS questionnaires were issued again. The Spearman correlation test and the Mantel-Haenszel test were used to evaluate the relationship between the IPSS and VPSS.

Results

The median age, total prostate volume, total IPSS, and total VPSS were 59.0 years, 28.0 mL, 12, and 9, respectively. Total VPSS, VPSS obstructive sympto

SUBMITTER: Park YW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3983508 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature