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. 2024 Jun 20;24(12):4001. doi: 10.3390/s24124001

Table 4.

Data extracted from the reviewed studies including ultrasound.

Study Obtained Parameter Sensor
Position
Test Activity Subject Characteristics
Group Number Mean Age (Years)
Ultrasound
Speksnijder et al., 2012 [109] Levator ani hiatus during maximal contraction Transabdominal MVC; supine Symptomatic Women 100 57
Thompson et al., 2005 [110] PFM contraction Transabdominal
transperineal
MVC, Valsalva; supine Women
Group 1: INC
Group 2: CG
Group 1: 60
Group 2: 60
43 ± 7
Dietz et al., 2001 [111] Bladder neck displacement Translabial Rest, MVC; supine Women
Group 1: INC
Group 2: CG
212 53.8
Yoshida et al., 2017 [112] Bladder base displacement; PF morphology Transabdominal MVC; supine Women
Group 1: INC
Group 2: CG
Group 1: 22
Group 2: 51
Group 1: 33.2 ± 4.7
Group 2: 32.2 ± 4.2
Thompson and O’Sullivan, 2003 [113] Bladder and levator Plate displacement Transabdominal MVC; supine Patients with INC and/or POP 104 45.03 ± 13.1
Lovegrove Jones et al., 2010 [114] Kinematics of urethra and pubic symphysis; anorectal angle Perineal Coughing; supine Women
Group 1: INC
Group 2: CG
Group 1: 9
Group 2: 23
Group 1: 47.9 ± 13.2
Group 2: 41.1 ± 13.6
Kruger et al., 2007 [115] Pelvic organ displacement; levator hiatus Translabial Rest, MVC, Valsalva; supine Women:
Group 1: HIFIT athletes
Group 2: CG
Group 1: 24
Group 2: 22
Group 1: 28.5
Group 2: 27.6
McLean et al., 2013 [116] Urethral morphology and mobility Transperineal Coughing, Valsalva; supine Women, INC
Group 1: PFMT
Group 2: CG
Group 1: 15
Group 2: 17
Group 1: 49.5 ± 8.2
Group 2: 54.0 ± 8.4
Oleksy et al., 2019 [117] PFM asymmetry Transabdominal Rest, MVC Healthy, nulliparous women 30 -
(young)
Dietz et al., 2001 [118] Position of the bladder neck, leading edge of a cystocele, the cervix, cul-de-sac, and rectum Translabial Coughing, MVC; supine - 145 -