Before

4 weeks after

8 weeks after

Number of cases

50

50

40

Blood pressure (mmHg)

Systolic

124.7

±

17.3

123.3

±

17.3

121.2

±

15.5*

Diastolic

67.2

±

10.5

65.1

±

10.5*

65.1

±

10.5*

Pulse rate (/min)

75.0

±

13.2

73.3

±

12.5

73.4

±

14.2

IPSS

Incomplate emptying

1.2

±

1.2

1.0

±

1.1

1.1

±

1.2

Frequency

2.8

±

1.6

2.6

±

1.5

2.3

±

1.6*

Intermittency

1.3

±

1.6

1.2

±

1.4

1.1

±

1.3

Urgency

1.9

±

1.5

1.3

±

1.2**

1.6

±

1.4

Weak stream

2.0

±

1.7

1.9

±

1.7

1.9

±

1.5

Straining

1.0

±

1.4

0.8

±

1.2

0.8

±

1.3

Nocturia

2.1

±

1.2

2.0

±

1.3

1.8

±

1.3*

Voiding Total

4.3

±

3.9

3.9

±

3.5

3.7

±

3.2

Storage Total

6.6

±

3.1

5.8

±

2.8**

5.6

±

3.4**

Total score

12.3

±

6.2

10.8

±

6.2**

10.4

±

6.9*

IPSS-QOL

4.7

±

1.2

4.1

±

1.5**

3.6

±

1.6**

Urinary frequency (times)

Diurnal

10.5

±

3.4

10.8

±

6.7

10.6

±

7.3

Nocturnal

2.1

±

1.3

1.9

±

1.6

1.7

±

1.7

OABSS

Diurnal urination

1.2

±

0.9

1.1

±

0.5

1.0

±

0.6

Nocturnal urination

2.0

±

0.8

1.8

±

0.9**

1.5

±

0.9**

Urgency

2.5

±

1.6

2.0

±

1.5**

1.8

±

1.4**

Incontinence

1.3

±

1.6

1.1

±

1.5*

0.9

±

1.3*

Total score

7.0

±

3.6

6.0

±

3.4**

5.3

±

3.4**

N-QOL

Q1

2.9

±

0.9

3.1

±

0.9*

3.1

±

1.1

Q2

2.9

±

1.0

2.8

±

1.0

2.9

±

1.2

Q3

2.4

±

1.2

2.6

±

1.2

2.5

±

1.2

Q4

2.9

±

1.0

3.0

±

0.9

2.9

±

1.1

Q5

2.7

±

1.2

3.3

±

3.2

2.9

±

1.2

Q6

2.4

±

1.3

2.7

±

1.0

2.7

±

1.1

Q7

2.2

±

1.1

2.3

±

1.2

2.4

±

1.2

Q8

3.6

±

1.0

3.7

±

0.8

3.6

±

0.9

Q9

3.1

±

1.1

3.2

±

0.9

3.2

±

1.1

Q10

2.4

±

1.3

2.6

±

1.2

2.7

±

1.0

Q11

2.4

±

1.2

2.5

±

1.3

2.8

±

1.3

Q12

2.3

±

1.2

2.6

±

1.1

2.6

±

1.3

Q13

3.9

±

2.7

3.4

±

2.7

3.3

±

3.0

Vitality Total

16.0

±

5.2

17.2

±

6.1

16.8

±

5.9

Worries Total

16.1

±

5.5

17.3

±

4.9*

17.4

±

5.4

Total score

35.9

±

7.6

37.9

±

8.1*

37.5

±

8.3

Sleep latency (min)

24.6

±

20.6

23.3

±

19.5

21.2

±

19.6

First nocturia latency (min)

181.5

±

93.9

203.9

±

93.2**

206.5

±

94.8*

Bladder pain (VAS)

2.3

±

2.9

1.8

±

2.5

1.8

±

2.8*

Global self-assessment

2.4

±

0.8

2.2

±

1.1