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Table 3 Differences in lower urinary tract symptoms, constipation and hypersensitivity to cold (HC) before and after ao-dake-humi use

From: Impact of ao-dake-humi, Japanese traditional bamboo foot stimulator, on lower urinary tract symptoms, constipation and hypersensitivity to cold: a single-arm prospective pilot study

LUTS

  

LUTS (N = 21)

p value

 

IPSS

Total

−3.8

0.0002**

  

Voiding subscore

−1.0

0.0592

  

Storage subscore

−2.1

0.0000**

  

Postvoiding subscore

−0.7

0.0060**

 

QOL score

 

−1.2

0.0000**

 

OABSS

 

−1.1

0.0070**

Constipation

  

Constipation (N = 11)

 
 

VAS-constipation

 

−31.8

0.0073**

HC

  

HC (N = 17)

 
 

VAS-HC

 

−21.9

0.0158*

  1. LUTS lower urinary tract symptoms, IPSS international prostate symptom score, QOL quality of life, OABSS overactive bladder symptom score, HC hypersensitivity to cold, VAS Visual analogue scale
  2. Subjective effect of ao-dake-humi on lower urinary tract and constipation and hypersensitivity to cold. Different before and after ao-dakehumi was shown. *: p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01
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