Uroflowmetry in Asymptomatic Elderly Males
- 31 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Urology
- Vol. 58 (2-4), 390-395
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410x.1986.tb09092.x
Abstract
Uroflowmetry is important in the evaluation of prostatism. We have investigated 93 men, selected at random from the National Register, who had no subjective voiding problems but who fell within the appropriate age range. The sample was representative of the male metropolitan population. Uroflowmetry was carried out and the data are presented graphically in nomograms where the Qmax/volume, Qaverage/volume and Qmax time/volume relations are given. Flow variables were evaluated to delineate possible correlations to age. It was found that the median Qmax decreased from 18.5 ml/s at the age of 50 years to 6.5 ml/s at 80 years. Only one-third of the group had a Qmax exceeding 15 ml/s. The median voided volume was 208 ml. Half of the subjects voided less than 200 ml and one-third less than 150 ml.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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