Condition or Disorder | Intervention vs. Control | Outcome | Follow-up Duration | Event Rates % | NNT (95% CI) | |
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CER | EER | |||||
Benign prostatic hyperplasia1 | Finasteride vs. placebo | Surgery for BPH | 4 years | 10.1 | 4.6 | 18 (13 to 27) |
Acute urine retention | 6.6 | 2.8 | 27 (19 to 43) | |||
Urinary incontinence in women2 | Bladder training or pelvic muscle exercises with biofeedback assisted instruction vs. combined bladder training plus pelvic muscle exercises | Frequency of self reported incontinence | 3 months | 13 | 31 | 5 (3 to 23) |
Perceived symptom improvement | 30 | 52 | 4 (3 to 20) |