Table 3 Clinical characteristics of the patients according to the BMI
From: Underweight body mass index is a risk factor of mortality in outpatients with nocturia in Japan
Characteristics | BMI | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
<18.50 | 18.50–24.99 | ≥25.00 | ||
No. patients | 22 | 128 | 43 | |
Age (years), median (IQR) | 75 (10) | 73 (11) | 70 (9) | <0.05 |
Female, no. (%) | 7 (31.8) | 23 (18.0) | 7 (16.3) | 0.27 |
BMI, median (IQR) | 17.4 (1.5) | 21.9 (3.1) | 27.1 (3.4) | NA |
IPSS score 7, median (IQR) | 4 (1.3) | 4 (1.0) | 4 (1) | 0.54 |
IPSS total score, median (IQR) | 11 (13.8) | 15 (9) | 15 (10) | 0.74 |
IPSS QOL, median (IQR) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 4 (1.3) | 0.21 |
SF-36 PCS, median (IQR) | 40.3 (25.6) | 46.1 (14.4) | 47.0 (11.6) | 0.74 |
SF-36 MCS, median (IQR) | 48.0 (13.4) | 50.2 (14.1) | 49.5 (12.5) | 0.46 |
SF-36 RCS, median (IQR) | 38.9 (30.5) | 47.1 (23.3) | 47.1 (23.3) | 0.3 |
PSQI, median (IQR) | 9 (6) | 8 (7) | 7.5 (7) | 0.81 |
NPi, median (IQR) | 0.46 (0.37) | 0.43 (0.32) | 0.43 (0.35) | 0.59 |
Charlson Comorbidity Score | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 (2) | 0.36 |
Follow up (years), median (IQR) | 4.27 (3.25) | 4.73 (4.91) | 5.65 (6.07) | 0.21 |