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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2005 Sep 23.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Apr;95(4):535–540. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00618-3

Table 1.

Demographic and Baseline Parameters for Each Group

Nulliparous continent
Primiparous continent
Primiparous stress incontinent
Mean ± SD (range) Mean ± SD (range) Mean ± SD (range) P
Age (y) 31.3 ± 5.6 (22–42) 30.4 ± 4.3 (24–43) 31.9 ± 3.9 (25–38) .57
Body mass index (kg/m2) 23.5 ± 2.9 (19.5–31.2) 24.9 ± 4.3 (19.2–35.0) 25.8 ± 5.1 (18.7–35.0) .23
Gestational age (wk) 39.2 ± 2.0 (35–42) 39.6 ± 1.2 (37–42) .40
Infant weight (g) 3631 ± 531 (2540–4580) 3558 ± 521 (2500–4690) .66
Months postpartum 9.9 ± 1.4 (7.9–12.1) 9.3 ± 1.1 (6.9–10.9) .10
Cotton swab test (degrees) 36.5 ± 17.9 (10–70) 47.5 ± 11.7 (25–70) 54.6 ± 16.5 (25–90) .003
Resting position on X-coordinate (mm)* 0.4 ± 5.8 (−13.0–8.4) −2.2 ± 6.4 (−18.0–8.0) −4.8 ± 7.7 (−21.0–9.6) .06
Resting position on Y-coordinate (mm)* 22.9 ± 3.0 (18–30) 24.3 ± 4.6 (18–33) 22.3 ± 6.8 (11–39) .48

SD = standard deviation.

*

Resting X- and Y-coordinates refer to the position of the vesical neck at rest.