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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 22.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Vet Res. 2011 Apr;72(4):578–582. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.72.4.578

Table 3.

Mean ± SD values for MUP, MUCP, and functional profile length for urethral pressure profile determinations in cats with IC (n = 9) and healthy cats (5).

Variable IC Healthy P value
MUP (cm H2O)
 Smooth muscle 71.1 ± 30.6 39.5 ± 7.2 0.003
 Skeletal muscle 165.1 ± 48.6 106.4 ± 25.1 0.001
MUCP (skeletal; cm H2O) 158.0 ± 47.7 88.9 ± 23.9 < 0.001
Functional profile length (cm) 5.6 ± 0.9 5.6 ± 0.4 0.92

See Table 1 for key.