Clinical Study

Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Ameliorates the Overactive Bladder: A Prospective Pilot Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of overactive bladder (OAB) population.

ParameterOAB ()Range

Physical parameter
 Female age (years)20-75
 Height (cm)
 Weight (kg)
 BMI (kg/m2)18.5-24
 Waistline (cm)
 Systolic pressure (mmHg)100-120
 Diastolic pressure (mmHg)60-80
 MAP (mmHg)70-110
Serum parameter
 HbA1c (%)4-6
 AC sugar (mg/dl)65-109
 BUN (mg/dl)8-20
 Creatinine (mg/dl)0.44-1.03
 GOT (AST) (IU/l)10-42
 GPT (ALT) (IU/l)10-40
 Triglycerides (mg/dl)35-160
 Cholesterol (mg/dl)140-200
 HDL (mg/dl)29-85
 LDL (mg/dl)0-130

Note: BMI: body mass index; MAP: mean arterial pressure; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin); AC: ante cibum (before meals); BUN: blood urea nitrogen; GOT: glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase; GPT: glutamate pyruvate transaminase; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein. Values are . .