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The Aging Male Volume 20, 2017 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Use of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) in Chinese male patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia

Carlos King-ho WongDepartment of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Correspondence[email protected]
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Edmond Pui-Hang ChoiSchool of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; View further author information
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Steve Wai-Hee ChanDepartment of Surgery, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong; View further author information
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James Hok-leung TsuDepartment of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong; View further author information
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Chi-wai FanDepartment of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong; View further author information
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Peggy Sau-kwan ChuDepartment of surgery, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong; View further author information
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Fu-keung CheungDepartment of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong; View further author information
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Wai-Kit MaDepartment of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong; View further author information
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Ida Soo Fan MahHong Kong Urology Clinic, Hong Kong; View further author information
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Sidney Kam-hung YipPedder Clinic, Hong Kong; View further author information
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Simon See-ming HouDepartment of Surgery, Princess of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong; View further author information
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Hing-Shing SoDepartment of Surgery, United Christian Hospital, Hong KongView further author information
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CindyLo-kuen LamDepartment of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; View further author information
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Pages 241-249 | Received 27 Jun 2017, Accepted 28 Jul 2017, Published online: 08 Aug 2017

Figures & data

Table 1. Baseline characteristics between BPH participants and control patients.

Table 2. Descriptive statistics of IPSS, SF-12v2 scores and DASS-21 scores at baseline.

Table 3. Corrected item–scale correlation of the IPSS.

Figure 1. ROC curves of IPSS total symptom and HRQOL scores.

Figure 1. ROC curves of IPSS total symptom and HRQOL scores.

Figure 2. Ability of IPSS scores, SF-12v2 scores and DASS-21 scores in discriminating between benign prostatic hyperplasia and control patients by the independent t-test. Error bars indicate mean +/- standard deviation.

Figure 2. Ability of IPSS scores, SF-12v2 scores and DASS-21 scores in discriminating between benign prostatic hyperplasia and control patients by the independent t-test. Error bars indicate mean +/- standard deviation.

Table 4. Responsiveness to change over time from baseline to 6-month follow-up (N = 91).

Table 5. Responsiveness to change over time from baseline to 6-month follow-up among patients with improved health status (N = 27).

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