| Literature DB >> 32383533 |
Arthur L Burnett1, David R Walker2, Qi Feng3, Karissa M Johnston4, Greta Lozano-Ortega4, David Nimke3, John C Hairston2.
Abstract
AIMS: To characterize the epidemiology and treatment patterns of adult men (≥40 years) diagnosed with, or treated for, overactive bladder (OAB) and/or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).Entities:
Keywords: benign prostatic hyperplasia; epidemiology; lower urinary tract symptoms; overactive bladder
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32383533 PMCID: PMC7384148 DOI: 10.1002/nau.24348
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurourol Urodyn ISSN: 0733-2467 Impact factor: 2.696
Demographic and clinical characteristics
| Characteristic | LUTS (N = 462 400), n (%) | LUTS with 12‐mo post‐index (N = 326 994), n (%) | Treatment‐patterns (N = 128 951), n (%) | New‐LUTS (N = 196 576), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| Median (Q1‐Q3) | 61 (54‐67) | 60 (54‐66) | 57 (51‐63) | 58 (52‐63) |
| Mean (95% CI) | 61.3 (61.3‐61.4) | 60.6 (60.6‐60.7) | 58.0 (57.9‐58.0) | 58.5 (58.5‐58.5) |
| 40‐49 | 60 118 (13.0) | 44 632 (13.6) | 25 890 (20.1) | 34 955 (17.8) |
| 50‐59 | 149 027 (32.2) | 113 667 (34.8) | 50 795 (39.4) | 76 768 (39.1) |
| 60‐69 | 157 590 (34.1) | 107 245 (32.8) | 36 484 (28.3) | 59 541 (30.3) |
| 70‐79 | 64 913 (14.0) | 43 026 (13.2) | 11 380 (8.8) | 18 687 (9.5) |
| 80+ | 30 752 (6.7) | 18 424 (5.6) | 4402 (3.4) | 6625 (3.4) |
| Region of residence | ||||
| Northeast | 93 827 (20.3) | 69 889 (21.4) | 24 130 (18.7) | 43 756 (22.3) |
| North Central | 110 006 (23.8) | 84 850 (25.9) | 32 347 (25.1) | 48 293 (24.6) |
| South | 158 848 (34.4) | 121 871 (37.3) | 52 056 (40.4) | 74 574 (37.9) |
| West | 93 291 (20.2) | 46 811 (14.3) | 19 219 (14.9) | 27 932 (14.2) |
| Unknown | 6428 (1.4) | 3573 (1.1) | 1199 (0.9) | 2021 (1.0) |
| Type of health care plan | ||||
| Commercial | 312 526 (67.6) | 228 586 (69.9) | 101 628 (78.8) | 152 543 (77.6) |
| Medicare (supplemental) | 149 874 (32.4) | 98 408 (30.1) | 27 323 (21.2) | 44 033 (22.4) |
| Elixhauser index score | ||||
| Median (Q1‐Q3) | 2.00 (1.00‐3.00) | 2.00 (1.00‐3.00) | 2.00 (1.00‐3.00) | 2.00 (1.00‐2.00) |
| Mean (95% CI) | 2.10 (2.10‐2.11) | 2.04 (2.03‐2.04) | 2.00 (1.99‐2.01) | 1.97 (1.97‐1.98) |
| Most prevalent Elixhauser index comorbidities | ||||
| Hypertension, uncomplicated | 219 508 (47.5) | 151 935 (46.5) | 55 253 (42.8) | 84 113 (42.8) |
| Diabetes, uncomplicated | 88 038 (19.0) | 60 909 (18.6) | 22 532 (17.5) | 32 639 (16.6) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 47 110 (10.2) | 31 368 (9.6) | 11 330 (8.8) | 16 895 (8.6) |
| Cardiac arrhythmias | 45 703 (9.9) | 30 057 (9.2) | 9949 (7.7) | 15 368 (7.8) |
| Depression | 33 191 (7.2) | 21 892 (6.7) | 9343 (7.2) | 12 945 (6.6) |
| Hypothyroidism | 29 970 (6.5) | 20 576 (6.3) | 7506 (5.8) | 11 763 (6.0) |
| Obesity | 25 167 (5.4) | 16 475 (5.0) | 7131 (5.5) | 10 165 (5.2) |
| Peripheral vascular disorders | 24 139 (5.2) | 15 386 (4.7) | 5054 (3.9) | 7837 (4.0) |
| Valvular disease | 24 035 (5.2) | 16 309 (5.0) | 5216 (4.0) | 8630 (4.4) |
| Diabetes, complicated | 20 349 (4.4) | 12 778 (3.9) | 4598 (3.6) | 6652 (3.4) |
| Diagnostic sequencing | ||||
| OAB Dx only | 30 589 (6.6) | 21 847 (6.7) | 8995 (7.0) | 20 093 (10.2) |
| BPH Dx only | 195 769 (42.3) | 145 043 (44.4) | 42 964 (33.3) | 90 657 (46.1) |
| OAB Dx then BPH Dx | 22 450 (4.9) | 18 349 (5.6) | 8203 (6.4) | 7753 (3.9) |
| BPH Dx then OAB Dx | 43 793 (9.5) | 37 986 (11.6) | 12 850 (10.0) | 8495 (4.3) |
| BPH Dx and OAB Dx (on the same day) | 22 404 (4.8) | 16 540 (5.1) | 5926 (4.6) | 8909 (4.5) |
| Never received OAB or BPH diagnosis | 147 395 (31.9) | 87 229 (26.7) | 50 013 (38.8) | 60 669 (30.9) |
| Treatment sequencing | ||||
| OAB Rx only | 12 943 (2.8) | 8272 (2.5) | 4259 (3.3) | 3909 (2.0) |
| BPH Rx only | 321 342 (69.5) | 221 415 (67.7) | 117 887 (91.4) | 102 120 (51.9) |
| OAB Rx then BPH Rx | 4759 (1.0) | 3721 (1.1) | 1396 (1.1) | 535 (0.3) |
| BPH Rx then OAB Rx | 13 050 (2.8) | 10 852 (3.3) | 4998 (3.9) | 2185 (1.1) |
| BPH Rx and OAB Rx (on the same day) | 1722 (0.4) | 1144 (0.3) | 411 (0.3) | 328 (0.2) |
| Never treated for OAB or BPH with Rx | 108 584 (23.5) | 81 590 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 87 499 (44.5) |
Abbreviations: BPH, benign prostate hyperplasia; Dx: diagnosis; LUTS, lower urinary tract symptoms; OAB, overactive bladder; Rx: treatment.
Co‐occurrence of OAB and BPH diagnosis and treatment, respectively, in the overall LUTS cohort
| Diagnosis | Prescription | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPH | OAB | BPH | OAB | N | % |
| ✓ | X | ✓ | X | 120 931 | 26.2 |
| ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | 4711 | 1.0 |
| ✓ | X | X | ✓ | 1833 | 0.4 |
| ✓ | X | X | X | 68 294 | 14.8 |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | 48 626 | 10.5 |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9404 | 2.0 |
| ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | 2805 | 0.6 |
| ✓ | ✓ | X | X | 27 812 | 6.0 |
| X | ✓ | ✓ | X | 13 852 | 3.0 |
| X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1640 | 0.4 |
| X | ✓ | X | ✓ | 2619 | 0.6 |
| X | ✓ | X | X | 12 478 | 2.7 |
| X | X | ✓ | X | 137 933 | 29.8 |
| X | X | ✓ | ✓ | 3776 | 0.8 |
| X | X | X | ✓ | 5686 | 1.2 |
| X | X | X | X | … | 0.0 |
Abbreviations: BPH, benign prostate hyperplasia; LUTS, lower urinary tract symptoms; OAB, overactive bladder.
Figure 1Sankey chart of treatment sequencing among (a) BPH Medications, (b) OAB Medications and (c) OAB+BPH Medications in the Treatment‐Patterns. BPH, benign prostate hyperplasia; OAB, overactive bladder. *OAB procedures include onabotulinumtoxinA injection, sacral nerve stimulation, and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation
Treatments received by treatment sequence in the new‐LUTS cohort
| Sequence of treatment received | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (N = 118 591) | Secondary (N = 15 237) | Tertiary (N = 7859) | |
| Time from index until treatment initiation, among those untreated at index (days) | |||
| Median (Q1‐Q3) | 128 (21‐466) | ||
| Mean (95% CI) | 310 (306‐315) | ||
| Therapy | |||
| Antimuscarinics (monotherapy) | 4765 (4.0) | 3204 (21.0) | 709 (9.0) |
| Mirabegron (monotherapy) | 364 (0.3) | 459 (3.0) | 178 (2.3) |
| Multiple OAB | 0 (0) | 5 (0.0) | 26 (0.3) |
| OAB procedures (onabotulinumtoxinA, SNS, PTNS) | 0 (0) | 25 (0.2) | 12 (0.2) |
| Alpha‐blockers (monotherapy) | 91 167 (76.9) | 3967 (26.0) | 4960 (63.1) |
| 5‐Alpha reductase inhibitors (monotherapy) | 2530 (2.1) | 1253 (8.2) | 355 (4.5) |
| Tadalafil 2.5 mg or 5 mg (monotherapy) | 19 424 (16.4) | 2753 (18.1) | 854 (10.9) |
| BPH surgery | 0 (0) | 1552 (10.2) | 211 (2.7) |
| Multiple BPH | 239 (0.2) | 1297 (8.5) | 330 (4.2) |
| OAB + BPH | 102 (0.1) | 722 (4.7) | 224 (2.9) |
Abbreviations: BPH, benign prostate hyperplasia; CI, confidence interval; LUTS, lower urinary tract symptoms; OAB, overactive bladder; PTNS, percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation; Q, quartile; SNS, sacral neuromodulation.
Patients without corresponding line of therapies are excluded.