Table 2 IPSS and whether to consult doctor or not
From: In a free healthcare system, why do men not consult for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)?
| IPSS | Consult doctor | IPSS score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Incomplete emptying | No | 336 | 61 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 22 |
| Yes | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| Frequency | No | 282 | 84 | 54 | 39 | 9 | 17 |
| Yes | 21 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| Intermittency | No | 350 | 53 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 10 |
| Yes | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
| Urgency | No | 372 | 44 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 7 |
| Yes | 28 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Weak stream | No | 368 | 48 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 16 |
| Yes | 25 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
| Straining | No | 396 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 |
| Yes | 29 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |
| Nocturia | No | 66 | 221 | 122 | 58 | 11 | 7 |
| Yes | 4 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | |