Observations on the function of the female urethra: I: Relation between maximum urethral closure pressure at rest and urethral hypermobility

Aims To study the relation between maximum urethral closure pressure at rest and urethral hypermobility in female patients. Patients and Methods We selected 255 patients aged 20 years and older, with a stable bladder on multichannel urodynamics, without known neurological pathology, and without a history of pelvic or anti‐incontinence surgery. A resting urethral pressure profile and the degree of urethral hypermobility were registered. Two‐tailed analyses of variance (ANOVA) with Fisher's post‐hoc tests were used to detect any statistically significant difference (P