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. 2005;7(Suppl 4):S3–S12.

Table 5.

The Role of Prostatic Smooth Muscle in the Pathophysiology of BPH

Linear Correlation
Pairwise Comparisons P r r2
% SM vs baseline AUASS .59 .11 .012
% SM vs baseline PFR .02 -.44 .194
% SM vs ΔAUASS .19 -.27 .073
% SM vs Δ PFR < .0001 -.75 .563

SM, smooth muscle; AUASS, AUA symptom score; PFR, peak flow rate.