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. 2011 Feb;21(1):61-4.
doi: 10.1007/s10286-010-0086-2. Epub 2010 Sep 16.

Measures of autonomic nervous system activity and lower urinary tract symptoms

Jennifer L St Sauver  1 , Paola Sandroni, Debra J Jacobson, Michaela E McGree, Michael M Lieber, Steven J Jacobsen
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Measures of autonomic nervous system activity and lower urinary tract symptoms

Jennifer L St Sauver et al. Clin Auton Res. 2011 Feb.

Abstract

Autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity may play an important role in the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Men with severe LUTS and men with mild or no LUTS completed the Valsalva maneuver, quantitative sudomotor axon reflex test, tilt-table, and deep breathing tests. There were no differences between men with severe LUTS compared to men with mild or no LUTS (all P values > 0.05). Systemic ANS tests may not be useful in detecting the underlying physiologic changes that lead to LUTS in aging men.

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Fig. 1
Differences in ANS test results between men with mild or no LUTS (open circles) and men with severe LUTS (closed circles). P values shown in the upper right corner of each plot compare the differences in ANS measures between these two groups using rank-sum tests
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