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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Significantly greater improvement with finasteride compared to placebo was observed at 12 and 24 months for total symptom score (mean -2. 9 versus -1. 9 at 12 months, P < or = 0. 001 ; -3. 2 versus -1. 5 at 24 months, P < or = 0. 001), obstructive symptom score (mean -1. 9 versus -1. 3 at 12 months, P < or = 0. 001 ; -2. 1 versus -1. 1 at 24 months, P < or = 0. 001), maximal urinary flow rate (mean +1. 2 versus +0. 6 mL/s at 12 months, P = 0. 010 ; +1. 5 versus +0. 7 mL/s at 24 months, P = 0. 002), and prostate volume (mean -14. 2 versus +5. 4 % at 12 months, P < or = 0. 01 ; -15. 3 versus +8. 9 % at 24 months, P < or = 0. 001).