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All patients who had urodynamic studies (UDSs) in the urogynecology unit of an academic hospital over the last 6 months and complained of SUI or MUI were analyzed. Clinical examination included prolapse grading with the POP-Q system. The presenting symptoms, initial diagnosis before UDS, and results from flow studies\u2014cystometrography (CMG), which included a 1-3-5 cough test at 300\u2013350 mL bladder filling, and urethral pressure profilometry (UPP)\u2014were recorded. p &lt; 0.05 was considered significant in all statistical comparison tests; receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves were also used to determine the best predictor of SUI diagnosis. Results: In total, 57 women were included in this study, with a mean age of 60.7 (\u00b19.3). Upon UDS, 28 women (49.1%) demonstrated USI (Group 1), while 29 women (50.9%) did not demonstrate USI (Group 2). No differences between the two groups were noted during free uroflowmetry and the filling phase of CMG. However, the women in Group 2 had a significantly lower MUCP, FUL, and post-void residual after pressure flow compared to the women in Group 1 (p = 0.038, 0.003, and 0.04, respectively, upon Student\u2019s t test for independent parameters). The ROC analysis indicated that when using MUCP and FUL for the diagnosis of USI, the AUCs are 0.663 (0.525\u20130.782) and 0.756 (0.623\u20130.861), respectively. Conclusions: By exhibiting correlations between low MUCP\/FUL and USI, UPP appears to be a valid test for USI. The value of UPP in diagnosing USI in those with SUI and MUI appears to be clinically important. 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