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Table 1 Criteria for LUTS and OAB subtypes

From: Prevalence, evaluation and management of overactive bladder in primary care

 

Idenitifcation criteria

LUTS

 

   Urgency

Answer ≥1 to any one of the three OAB-V8 questions on urge to urinate

   Frequency

Answer ≥1 to any one of the two OAB-V8 questions on frequent urination

   Nocturia

Answer ≥1 to the OAB-V8 question on nocturia

   Urge urinary incontinence (UUI)

Answer ≥1 to one of the two OAB-V8 questions on urine leakage associated with urge

   Stress urinary incontinence (SUI)

Answer ≥1 to one of the two questions on urine leakage associated with physical activities, sneezing, coughing, or laughing

   Mixed urinary incontinence (MUI)

Meet the criteria for both UUI and SUI described above

   Incomplete emptying

Answer ≥1 to the question on incomplete emptying

OAB subtypes (based on presence of above symptoms)

 

   OAB with frequency alone (OAB-F)

OAB-V8 score ≥8 with symptoms of frequency and/or nocturia only

   OAB with urgency without incontinence (OAB-U)

OAB-V8 score ≥8 with symptoms of urgency without incontinence

   OAB with urge urinary incontinence (OAB-UUI)

OAB-V8 score ≥8 with symptoms of UUI and no SUI

   OAB with stress urinary incontinence (OAB-SUI)

OAB-V8 score ≥8 with symptoms of SUI and no UUI

   OAB with mixed urinary incontinence (OAB-MUI)

OAB-V8 score ≥8 with symptoms of MUI

  1. LUTS = Lower urinary tract symptoms