Table 4 Association of health-related quality of life score decrease with comorbidities (mean ± standard deviation; only significant differences of at least 5 points presented)
| Â | comorbidity (n = 328/178*) | coronary heart disease (n = 119/63*) | diabetes (n = 62/37*) | COPD (n = 49/29*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
urinary function | - | - | - | - |
continence function | 5 ± 2 | 6 ± 2 | 7 ± 3 | - |
irritative/obstructive function | - | - | - | - |
urinary bother | 6 ± 2†| 7 ± 2†| 9 ± 3†| - |
continence bother | - | - | - | - |
irritative/obstructive bother | 5 ± 2†| 6 ± 2†| 8 ± 3†| - |
sexual function | 9 ± 3†| - | 16 ± 4†| - |
sexual bother | 10 ± 4 | - | 18 ± 6†| - |
hormonal function | 5 ± 2†| 7 ± 2†| - | 5 ± 3†|
hormonal bother | 5 ± 2†| 6 ± 2†| - | 5 ± 3†|