Table 3 Cough manometric parameters comparing 25 healthy (female x male)
Cough manometric parameters | Female (25) | Male (25) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Med (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Med (IQR) | ||
London Protocol parameters | |||||
Maximum pressure anal canal (mmHg)r | 132 (31.6) | 134.6 [127.6;155.0] | 150.7 (28.8) | 150.2 [124.9;171.6] | <0.05 |
Maximum pressure rectum (mmHg) | 65.5 (23.8) | 65.0 [47.0;79.3] | 87.0 (27.3) | 82.2 [72.5;95.5] | <0.01 |
Complementary parameters | |||||
Anorectal gradient pressure (mmHg) | 67.7 (22.1) | 62.6 [48.6;83.9] | 63.7 (26.8) | 63.1 [55.7;71.9] | 0.57 |
3D parameters | |||||
Anal canal PV in cough (104mmHg².cm) | 11.0 (4.8) | 10.6 [8.3;14.0] | 15.1 (5.2) | 15.3 [11.6;18.2] | <0.01 |
Highest pressure asymmetry (%); anal canal | 14.4 (5.9) | 13.9 [10.0;16.9] | 16.0 (6.7) | 14.9 [10.8;20.3] | 0.39 |
Lowest pressure asymmetry (%); anal canal | 14.7 (4.9) | 14.9 [12.6;18.1] | 12.5 (4.0) | 11.7 [8.9;15.0] | 0.08 |