Functional Evaluation of Upper Urinary Tract with Diuretic Mercaptoacetyltriglycine Renal Scans in Patients with Benign Prostatic Obstruction before and after Surgical Intervention: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Association between postoperative significant proteinuria and other factors in postoperative data.

Upper tract factor
Potential obstruction^1	0.233,
eGFR	-0.313, 1
Lower tract factor
Uroflowmetry
Qmax	-0.093,
Voiding volume	-0.054,
Postvoid residual volume	-0.440,
General factors
Age	0.118,
Body mass index	-0.163,
Diabetes mellitus	0.696,
Hypertension	0.420,

Data were expressed by Spearman’s rho with value. . ¹: potential obstruction means postoperative T_1/2 of ^99mTc-MAG3 >10 minutes at least 1 kidney.