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 |