Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants (n = 4,446).

From: The association between arthritis and the risk of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostate hyperplasia: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

Characteristics

 

Overall cases

Non-LUTS/BPH

LUTS/BPH

p

Total

 

4,446

4,051

395

 

Age (year),

n (%)

<= 60

2,800 (63.0)

2,622 (64.7)

178 (45.1)

< 0.001

> 60

1,646 (37.0)

1,429 (35.3)

217 (54.9)

 

Hukou, n (%)

Nonagricultural

847 (19.1)

726 (17.9)

121 (30.6)

< 0.001

Agricultural

3,599 (80.9)

3,325 (82.1)

274 (69.4)

 

Marital

status, n (%)

Married

4,107 (92.4)

3,744 (92.4)

363 (91.9)

0.784

Others

339 ( 7.6)

307 ( 7.6)

32 ( 8.1)

 

Educational

levels, n (%)

Elementary

school or

below

2,505 (56.3)

2,308 (57.0)

197 (49.9)

0.008

Middle school

or above

1,941 (43.7)

1,743 (43.0)

198 (50.1)

 

Smoking,

n (%)

Yes

2,652 (59.6)

2,455 (60.6)

197 (49.9)

< 0.001

No

1,140 (25.6)

1,031 (25.5)

109 (27.6)

 

Quitted

654 (14.7)

565 (13.9)

89 (22.5)

 

Alcohol

consumption,

n (%)

Never

1,882 (42.3)

1,674 (41.3)

208 (52.7)

< 0.001

Less than

once a month

520 (11.7)

479 (11.8)

41 (10.4)

 

More than

once a month

2,044 (46.0)

1,898 (46.9)

146 (37.0)

 

BMI (kg/m2),

n (%)

< 18.5

244 ( 5.5)

227 ( 5.6)

17 ( 4.3)

0.185

>= 18.5 AND

 < 24

2,670 (60.1)

2,443 (60.3)

227 (57.5)

 

>= 24

1,532 (34.5)

1,381 (34.1)

151 (38.2)

 

Sleeping time

(h), n (%)

< 6

1,135 (25.5)

1,016 (25.1)

119 (30.1)

0.042

>=6 AND

 < = 8

2,960 (66.6)

2,707 (66.8)

253 (64.1)

 

> 8

351 ( 7.9)

328 ( 8.1)

23 ( 5.8)

 

Depression,

n (%)

Yes

1,284 (28.9)

1,131 (27.9)

153 (38.7)

< 0.001

No

3,162 (71.1)

2,920 (72.1)

242 (61.3)

 

HTN, n (%)

Yes

1,958 (44.0)

1,774 (43.8)

184 (46.6)

0.311

No

2,488 (56.0)

2,277 (56.2)

211 (53.4)

 

DM, n (%)

Yes

491 (11.0)

431 (10.6)

60 (15.2)

0.008

No

3,955 (89.0)

3,620 (89.4)

335 (84.8)

 

Dyslipidemia,

n (%)

Yes

367 ( 8.3)

303 ( 7.5)

64 (16.2)

< 0.001

No

4,079 (91.7)

3,748 (92.5)

331 (83.8)

 

Heart

disease,

n (%)

Yes

376 ( 8.5)

304 ( 7.5)

72 (18.2)

< 0.001

No

4,070 (91.5)

3,747 (92.5)

323 (81.8)

 

Arthritis,

n (%)

Yes

1,234 (27.8)

1,088 (26.9)

146 (37.0)

< 0.001

No

3,212 (72.2)

2,963 (73.1)

249 (63.0)

 
  1. Note: BMI: body mass index; LUTS/BPH, lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus.
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