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Table 1 Uroflowmetry parameters recorded in group 1 (consisted of males and females with voiding dysfunction) in three different urination positions

From: Does urination position have an effect on evaluation of lower urinary tract function ın children? A uroflowmetric study

UFM parameters

Gender

Sitting urination position

Squatting urination position

Standing urination position

p value

Voided volume (ml ± SD)

Male

151 ± 31

149 ± 47

153 ± 37

0.792

Female

127 ± 34

133 ± 31

0.851

Qmax (ml/s)

Male

16.7 ± 5.6

16.8 ± 3.4

18.5 ± 3.1

0.628

Female

17.3 ± 4.1

16.3 ± 4.4

0.721

Postvoid residual volume (ml ± SD)

Male

27.5 ± 14

32.4 ± 9.5

20.9 ± 9.7

0.571

Female

38.8 ± 24.4

42.5 ± 23.5

0.02

Time to reach Qmax (s ± SD)

Male

6.1 ± 3.4

5.7 ± 4.2

5.1 ± 3.1

0.772

Female

5.4 ± 2.9

6.1 ± 2.6

0.528

Urination time (s ± SD)

Male

13.4 ± 5.4

12.4 ± 4.4

11.4 ± 5.1

0.567

Female

13.4 ± 8.4

13.7 ± 9.3

0.623

  1. UFM Uroflowmetry, Qmax Maximum urine flow rate, ml milliliter, s second, SD Standard deviation