Table 1 Onset age for each urinary and bowel symptom and myelopathy symptoms among males and females
From: Beyond gait and balance: urinary and bowel dysfunction in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
Males | Females | Equality of distributions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Median (95% CI) | n | Median (95% CI) | Chi-squared (p value) | |
Urinary frequency | 51 | 35 (30; 38) | 46 | 57 (36; 63) | 7.623 (0.006)** |
Urinary urgency | 40 | 34 (26; 35) | 45 | 50 (40; 58) | 10.672 (0.001)** |
Urinary incontinence | 53 | 38 (35; 45) | 52 | 50 (42; 55) | 4.953 (0.026)* |
Urinary hesitancy | 48 | 38 (32; 45) | 45 | 68 (55; 69) | 12.092 (< 0.001)** |
Urinary retention | 47 | 42 (35; –a) | 39 | 58 (50; 69) | 5.018 (0.025)* |
Fecal urgency | 36 | 37 (26; 45) | 37 | 54 (43; 62) | 4.913 (0.027)* |
Fecal incontinence | 47 | 44 (36; 48) | 48 | 54 (46; 62) | 3.759 (0.053) |
Constipation | 50 | 41 (30; 45) | 48 | 53 (40; 59) | 3.468 (0.063) |
Diarrhea | 48 | 58 (47; 58) | 48 | 53 (45; 63) | 0.037 (0.848) |
At least one urinary symptom | 56 | 28 (25; 30) | 52 | 38 (35; 47) | 17.937 (< 0.001)** |
At least one bowel symptom | 52 | 30 (22; 40) | 52 | 41 (33; 53) | 2.391 (0.122) |
At least one urinary or bowel symptom | 56 | 25 (10; 28) | 52 | 35 (30; 41) | 9.096 (0.003)** |
Myelopathy | 56 | 30 (28; 32) | 53 | 43 (38; 48) | 26.158 (< 0.001)** |